Manish Uniyal

When we look at the history of science, we often trace the origins of atomic theory back to Ancient Greece or the Enlightenment era in Europe. However, the Vaisheshika school of Indian philosophy, founded by Maharshi Kanada (6th century BCE), developed a sophisticated, motion-based model of the universe long before the advent of modern laboratories. This paper explores the Vaisheshika framework not as a mystical doctrine, but as a legitimate proto-physical theory of matter.

Afocal optical attachments are essentially telescopes, mostly of the Galilean type, used to alter the magnification of an existing imaging system. These afocal attachments have gained popularity as range extenders in thermal imaging. A range extender enhances the resolution of the base thermal imager (TI) by increasing the effective focal length (EFL) of the imaging optics.

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