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Philosophy of Sciences

2023 year, number 1

METHODS OF DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION IN GEOMETRIC OPTICS

Stanislav Borisovich Bondarenko
Kursk State University, 33, Radishchev st., Kursk, 305000, Russia
Keywords: properties of light, geometric optics, natural experiments, description, explanation

Abstract

The article provides a philosophical analysis of the methods for describing and explaining the properties of light in geometric optics. The causes and factors that have had a defining effect on the methodology of description and explanation in geometric optics are revealed.