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Snell’s law: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: Khan Academy - Refraction and Snell's law. Jan 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - The role of Snell’s law for a magnonic majority gate. Oct 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - The role of Snell’s law for a magnonic majority gate. Oct 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Laws of reflection and Snell’s law revisited by video modeling. Aug 29, 2024
Add new Web site: New York University - Department of Physics - Snell’s law. Jul 17, 2024
Add new Web site: PennState College of Earth and Mineral Sciences - Snell's Law. Jun 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Hamilton College - Snell’s Law. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Refraction and Snell's law. Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: BCCampus Publishing - The Law of Refraction – Snell’s Law. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Engineering LibreTexts - Snell's Law. Sep 12, 2023
Add new Web site: The Physics Classroom - Snell's Law. May 21, 2023
Corrected display issue. Apr 29, 2021
Media added. Apr 09, 2020
Deleted Snell's birth and death dates. Apr 18, 2016
Corrected spelling of "entering." Apr 20, 2009
Added new Web site: Government of Saskatchewan - Snell's Law. Dec 19, 2008
Added new Web site: Nondestructive Testing Resouce Center - Refraction and Snell's Law. Dec 19, 2008
Added new Web site: The University of Texas at Austin - Law of Refraction or Snell's Law. Jul 23, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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