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curprev 18:3318:33, 13 April 2025 Srleffler talk contribs m 3,641 bytes 0 sentence case undo

curprev 12:4812:48, 11 April 2025 ToobEZ talk contribs m 3,641 bytes +224 Added references to the closely related paraxial approximation in physical optics undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 16:3416:34, 24 January 2025 UrielAcosta talk contribs 3,417 bytes −41 It is important to remember that MOS:NOTETHAT says not to say "it is important to remember that" undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 08:0008:00, 2 June 2024 Srleffler talk contribs 3,458 bytes +12 Move the dimensional analysis info later in the article and explain it differently. Radians are dimensionless. undo
curprev 03:3503:35, 2 June 2024 Goodphy talk contribs 3,446 bytes +248 Added a fact that the small-angle approximations are in dimensionless as they are approximations of trigonometric functions. undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 14:5614:56, 13 February 2024 OpticalSystem talk contribs 3,198 bytes −1 No edit summary undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 01:3801:38, 20 December 2020 Maxeto0910 talk contribs 3,199 bytes 0 Per WP:HOWTOSD undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

curprev 16:5516:55, 15 December 2020 Tom.Reding talk contribs m 3,199 bytes +11 Enum 1 author/editor WL; WP:GenFixes on undo Tag: AWB

curprev 05:2705:27, 25 March 2019 Daviddwd talk contribs 3,188 bytes +67 short desc undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 06:1006:10, 18 February 2017 Srleffler talk contribs 3,121 bytes +228 Rv. to June 8. Too much damage; added little of any use. undo
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curprev 17:2017:20, 17 February 2017 Purbayanyoutube talk contribs m 2,883 bytes −238 added some values like 1,2,3,4 corrected values undo Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 09:1909:19, 8 June 2015 178.38.43.206 talk 3,121 bytes −11 No edit summary undo

curprev 12:5212:52, 29 April 2015 Magioladitis talk contribs m 3,132 bytes −57 clean up, removed: | page = ,  using AWB (10903) undo

curprev 16:2116:21, 27 April 2015 Izkala talk contribs m 3,189 bytes +236 Subst cite isbn using AWB undo

curprev 02:3002:30, 27 August 2014 Srleffler talk contribs m 2,953 bytes −7 Thanks for the last edit. This edit completes the fix. undo

curprev 08:5108:51, 26 August 2014 88.117.192.82 talk 2,960 bytes +64 No edit summary undo

curprev 13:3513:35, 6 July 2014 Dratman talk contribs m 2,896 bytes +1 split "raytracing" into "ray tracing" for consistency with conventional spelling and earlier link undo

curprev 02:2302:23, 17 January 2014 Srleffler talk contribs 2,895 bytes −44 The accuracy statement is confusing because it follows the second-order cosine expression immediately with a statement about the first-order approximation, without explanation. The whole approximation either passes or fails. undo
curprev 02:1402:14, 17 January 2014 Srleffler talk contribs 2,939 bytes −12 Put formula in image caption into plain text, so size isn't so glaringly different. Simplify caption. The reader can see that it is a plot. undo

curprev 10:3810:38, 16 January 2014 2pem talk contribs 2,951 bytes +6 Bugfix: missing /ref tag undo
curprev 10:3710:37, 16 January 2014 2pem talk contribs 2,945 bytes −172 Update SPIE field guide ref using ISBN template undo

curprev 21:5821:58, 15 January 2014 2pem talk contribs 3,117 bytes +191 Added plot undo
curprev 21:5021:50, 15 January 2014 2pem talk contribs 2,926 bytes +65 Clarified range of validity dependence on approximation -- cosine and sine behave differently. undo
curprev 21:4521:45, 15 January 2014 2pem talk contribs 2,861 bytes +514 Added link to live plot for errors in all three paraxial approximations undo
curprev 21:3521:35, 15 January 2014 2pem talk contribs 2,347 bytes +297 Added link to ScienceWorld article undo

curprev 16:0016:00, 26 June 2013 Gvnwst talk contribs 2,050 bytes +31 No edit summary undo

curprev 15:3915:39, 14 March 2013 Addbot talk contribs m 2,019 bytes −352 Bot: Migrating 11 interwiki links, now provided by Wikidata on d:q1071734 undo

curprev 17:2817:28, 20 November 2012 Kidcharles talk contribs m 2,371 bytes −33 Removed "citation needed" tag from statement about accuracy. Citations should not be needed for mathematical facts. undo

curprev 09:3209:32, 29 October 2012 ZéroBot talk contribs m 2,404 bytes +23 r2.7.1) (Robot: Adding eu:Optika paraxial undo

curprev 11:5711:57, 26 May 2011 Rodolfo Hermans talk contribs 2,381 bytes +25 Quantify the error percentage for angles about 10 degrees undo

curprev 17:3217:32, 16 May 2011 SmackBot talk contribs m 2,356 bytes +12 Dated {{Citation needed}}. (Build p611) undo
curprev 17:3217:32, 16 May 2011 209.66.200.152 talk 2,344 bytes +19 No edit summary undo

curprev 19:1419:14, 3 February 2011 Srleffler talk contribs 2,325 bytes −185 Rv. This article is about the paraxial approximation, not about the word ''paraxial''. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a dictionary. Consult a dictionary for etymology of words. undo
curprev 01:0101:01, 3 February 2011 Zephyrus Tavvier talk contribs 2,510 bytes +185 No edit summary undo

curprev 08:5108:51, 7 December 2010 GianniG46 talk contribs 2,325 bytes +24 Gauss comes first undo
curprev 02:4502:45, 7 December 2010 Srleffler talk contribs m 2,301 bytes −6 Reverted edits by Dcqec111 (talk) to last version by RaitisMath undo

curprev 17:1517:15, 6 December 2010 Dcqec111 talk contribs m 2,307 bytes +6 No edit summary undo

curprev 08:1408:14, 3 December 2010 RaitisMath talk contribs 2,301 bytes −4 No edit summary undo

curprev 05:4905:49, 13 November 2010 Srleffler talk contribs 2,305 bytes +1 Fix phrasing undo
curprev 00:4300:43, 13 November 2010 GianniG46 talk contribs 2,304 bytes −59 is second order, not third undo

curprev 02:1402:14, 10 September 2010 Luckas-bot talk contribs m 2,363 bytes +29 robot Adding: ca:Aproximació paraxial undo

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curprev 13:3513:35, 7 January 2010 TXiKiBoT talk contribs m 2,281 bytes +51 robot Adding: de:Paraxiale Optik, nl:Paraxiale benadering undo

curprev 14:2414:24, 14 December 2008 Citation bot talk contribs m 2,230 bytes −7 Updating page numbers after recent improvement to Template:Cite book. Formatted: pages. undo

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curprev 05:3105:31, 18 July 2008 Srleffler talk contribs 2,207 bytes +296 Add reference and citations. undo

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