APERTURE TABLE , 
Numerical 
Aperture , 
(n sin u = a.) 
Corresponding Angle (2 u) for 
Limit of Resolving Power, in Lines to an Inch. 
Illuminating 
Power. 
(02.) 
Pene- 
trating 
Power 1 
0 
Air 
I (n = 1-00). 
Water 
(n = 1-33). 
Homogeneous 
Immersion 
(n = 1*52). 
White Light. 
(A = 0*5269 fx, 
Line E.) 
Monochromatic 
(Blue) Light. 
(A = 0-4861 fi, 
Line F.) 
Photography. 
(A. = 0-4000 n, 
Near Line A.) 
1-52 
180 ° 0 ' 
146,543 
158,845 
193,037 
2 
310 
•658 
1-51 
166 ° 51 ' 
145,579 
157,800 
191,767 
2 
280 
•662 
1-50 
161 ° 23 ' 
144,615 
156,755 
190,497 
2 
250 
’ 667 : 
1-49 
157 ° 12 ' 
143,651 
155,710 
189,227 
2 
220 
•671 
1-48 
153 ° 39 ' 
142,687 
154,665 
187,957 
2 
190 
•676 i 
1-47 
• • 
150 ° 32 ' 
141,723 
153,620 
186,687 
2 
161 
•680 ; 
1-46 
147 ° 42 ' 
140,759 
152,575 
185,417 
2 
132 
• 685 • 
1-45 
145 ° 6 ' 
139,795 
151,530 
184,147 
2 
103 
•690 
1*44 
142 ° 39 ' 
138,830 
150,485 
182,877 
2 
074 
•694 
1*43 
140 ° 22 ' 
137,866 
149,440 
181,607 
2 
045 
•694 
1-42 
138 ° 12 ' 
136,902 
148,395 
180,337 
2 
016 
• 709 ; 
1*41 
136 ° 8 ' 
135,938 
147,350 
179,067 
1 
988 
• 709 , 
1-40 
134 ° 10 ' 
134,974 
146,305 
177,797 
1 
960 
•714 
1-39 
132 ° 16 ' 
134,010 
145,260 
176,527 
1 
932 
•719 
1*38 
130 ° 26 ' 
133,046 
144,215 
175,257 
1 
904 
• 725 .: 
1-37 
128 ° 40 ' 
132,082 
143,170 
173,987 
1 
877 
•729 . 
1-36 
126 ° 58 ' 
131,118 
142,125 
172,717 
1 
850 
•735 
1-35 
125 ° 18 ' 
130,154 
141,080 
171,447 
1 
823 
•741 
1-34 
123 ° 40 ' 
129,189 
140,035 
170,177 
1 
796 
• 7 46 ! 
1-33 
180 ° 0 ' 
122 ° 6 ' 
128,225 
138,989 
168,907 
1 
769 
•752 . 
1-32 
165 ° 56 ' 
120 ° 33 ' 
127,261 
137,944 
167,637 
1 
742 
•758 
1-30 
155 ° 38 ' 
117 ° 35 ' 
125,333 
135,854 
165,097 
1 
690 
•769 
1-28 
148 ° 42 ' 
114 ° 44 ' 
123,405 
133,764 
162,557 
1 
638 
• 781 , 
1-26 
142 ° 39 ' 
111 ° 59 ' 
121,477 
131,674 
160,017 
1 
588 
• 794 ' 
1-24 
137 ° 36 ' 
109 ° 20 ' 
119,548 
129,584 
157,477 
1 
538 
■806 
1-22 
133 ° 4 ' 
106 ° 45 ' 
117,620 
127,494 
154,937 
1 
488 
•820 
1-20 
128 ° 55 ' 
104 ° 15 ' 
115,692 
125,404 
152,397 
1 
440 
•833 
1*18 
125 ° 3 ' 
101 ° 50 ' 
113,764 
123,314 
149,857 
1 
392 
•8471 
116 
121 ° 26 ' 
99 ° 29 ' 
111,835 
121,224 
147,317 
1 
346 
•862 
114 
118 ° 0 ' 
97 ° 11 ' 
109,907 
119,134 
144,777 
1 
300 
■877 
1 12 
114 ° 44 ' 
94 ° 55 ' 
107,979 
117,044 
142,237 
1 
254 
• 893 ; 
110 
111 ° 36 ' 
92 ° 43 ' 
106,051 
114,954 
139,698 
1 
210 
• 909 ^ 
108 
108 ° 36 ' 
90 ° 34 ' 
104,123 
112,864 
137,158 
1 
166 
•926 1 
106 
105 ° 42 ' 
88 ° 27 ' 
102,195 
110,774 
134,618 
1 
124 
•943 
104 
102 ° 53 ' 
86 ° 21 ' 
100,266 
108,684 
132,078 
1 
082 
•962 . 
102 
100 ° 10 ' 
84 ° 18 ' 
98,338 
106,593 
129,538 
1 
040 
•980 1 
100 
180 °* 0 ' 
97 ° 31 ' 
82 ° 17 ' 
96,410 
104,503 
126,998 
1 
000 
1-000 
0-98 
157 ° 2 ' 
94 ° 56 ' 
80 ° 17 ' 
94,482 
102,413 
124,458 
960 
1-020 : 
0-96 
147 ° 29 ' 
92 ° 24 ' 
78 ° 20 ' 
92,554 
100,323 
121,918 
922 
1-042 
0-94 
140 ° 6 ' 
89 ° 56 ' 
76 ° 24 ' 
90,625 
98,223 
119,378 
884 
1-064 
0-92 
133 ° 51 ' 
87 ° 32 ' 
74 ° 30 ' 
88,697 
96,143 
116,838 
846 
1-087 
0-90 
128 ° 19 ' 
85 ° 10 ' 
72 ° 36 ' 
86,769 
94,053 
114,298 
810 
1-111 
0-88 
123 ° 17 ' 
82 ° 51 ' 
70 ° 44 ' 
84,841 
91,963 
111,758 
774 
1136 
0-86 
118 ° 38 ' 
80 ° 34 ' 
68 ° 54 ' 
82,913 
89,873 
109,218 
740 
1-163 
0’84 
114 ° 17 ' 
78 ° 20 ' 
67 ° 6 ' 
80,984 
87,783 
106,678 
706 
1-190 
0-82 
110 ° 10 ' 
76 ° 8 ' 
65 ° 18 ' 
79,056 
85,693 
104,138 
672 
1-220 
0-80 
106 ° 16 ' 
73 ° 58 ' 
63 ° 31 ' 
77,128 
83,603 
101,598 
640 
1-250 
0-78 
102 ° 31 ' 
71 ° 49 ' 
61 ° 45 ' 
75,200 
81,513 
99,058 
608 
1-282 
0-76 
98 ° 56 ' 
69 ° 42 ' 
60 ° 0 ' 
73,272 
79,423 
96,518 
578 
1-316 
0-74 
95 ° 28 ' 
67 ° 37 ' 
58 ° 16 ' 
71,343 
77,333 
93,979 
548 
1-351 
0-72 
92 ° 6 ' 
65 ° 32 ' 
56 ° 32 ' 
69,415 
75,242 
91,439 
518 
1-389 
0-70 
88 ° 51 ' 
63 ° 31 ' 
54 ° 50 ' 
67,487 
73,152 
88,899 
490 
1-429 
0-68 
85 ° 41 ' 
61 ° 30 ' 
53 ° 9 ' 
65,559 
71,062 
86,359 
462 
1-471 
0-66 
82 ° 36 ' 
59 ° 30 ' 
51 ° 28 ' 
63,631 
68,972 
83,819 
436 
1-515 
0-64 
79 ° 36 ' 
57 ° 31 ' 
49 ° 48 ' 
61,702 
66,882 
81,279 
410 
1-562 
0-62 
76 ° 38 ' 
55 ° 34 ' 
48 ° 9 ' 
59,774 
64,792 
78,739 
384 
1-613 
0-60 
73 ° 44 ' 
53 ° 38 ' 
46 ° 30 ' 
57,846 
62,702 
76,199 
360 
1-667 
0-58 
70 ° 54 ' 
51 ° 42 ' 
44 ° 51 ' 
55,918 
60,612 
73,659 
336 
1-724 
0-56 
68 ° 6 ' 
49 ° 48 ' 
43 ° 14 ' 
53,990 
58,522 
71,119 
314 
1-786 : 
0-64 
65 ° 22 ' 
47 ° 54 ' 
41 ° 37 ' 
52,061 
56,432 
68,579 
292 
1-852 
0-52 
62 ° 40 ' 
46 ° 2 ' 
40 ° 0 ' 
50,133 
54,342 
66,039 
270 
1-923 
0-50 , 
60 ° 0 ' 
44 ° 10 ' 
38 ° 24 ' 
48.205 
52,252 
* 63,499 
250 
2-000 1 
0-45 
53 ° 30 ' 
39 ° 33 ' 
34 ° 27 ' 
43; 385 
47,026 
57,149 
203 
2-222 
040 
47 ° 9 ' 
35 ° 0 ' 
30 ° 31 ' 
38,564 
41,801 
50,799 
160 
2-500 
0-35 
40 ° 58 ' 
30 ° 30 ' 
26 ° 38 ' 
33,744 
36,576 
44,449 
123 
2-857 
0-30 
34 ? 56 ' 
26 ° 4 ' 
22 ° 46 ' 
28,923 
31,351 
38,099 
090 
3-333 
0-25 
28 ° 58 ' 
21 ° 40 ' 
18 ° 56 ' 
24,103 
26,126 
31,749 
063 
4-000 
020 
23 ° 4 ' 
17 ° 18 ' 
15 ° 7 ' 
19,282 
20,901 
25,400 
040 
5-000 
0 15 
17 ° 14 ' 
12 ° 58 ' 
11 ° 19 ' 
14,462 
15,676 
19,050 
023 
6-667 
010 
11 ° 29 ' 
8 ° 38 ' 
7 ° 34 ' 
9,641 
10,450 
12,700 
010 
10-000 
005 
5 ° 44 ' 
4 ° 18 ' 
3 ° 46 ' 
4,821 
5,252 
6,350 . 
003 
20-000 
