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  • Assuming that Arabs and Persians think like us is our Western folly, the prism's are completely different especially on life, death and loyalty.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • He placed the diamond chisel to one side of the prism's perfect face and began to carve, sending the rainbow into a kaleidoscopic dance.

    Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

  • He placed the diamond chisel to one side of the prism's perfect face and began to carve, sending the rainbow into a kaleidoscopic dance.

    Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

  • -- The prism's analysis of a bundle of light rays.

    The Mind and Its Education George Herbert Betts 1901

  • In this system, the prism's angular surfaces reflect light at two different angles, which are received by a viewer's left and right eyes, creating a sense of depth through parallax.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • I agree, everyone sees things through their own prism - the aim, though, should be to try and reduce the prism's light-splitting effect as much as possible.

    GetReligion 2009

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