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Analytical expressions for the intensity of light near the focus of a lens system are usually too complex for satisfactory physical interpretation, especially when the effects of aberration are introduced. This does not diminish the necessity for an accurate knowledge of such effects. It is their experimental determination which is the main subject of the present paper.
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