// Scilab code Ex3.9 : Pg:109 (2008) clc;clear; mu_F = 1.5249; // Refractive index of violet color mu_C = 1.5164; // Refractive index of red color mu_D = (mu_F + mu_C)/2; // Mean refractive index omega = (mu_F - mu_C)/(mu_D - 1); // Dispersive power of the lens f = 40; // Focal length of the crown glass lens, cm CA = omega*f; // The longitudinal chromatic abberation, cm printf("\nThe longitudinal chromatic abberation = %6.4f cm", CA); // Result // The longitudinal chromatic abberation = 0.6530 cm // The answer is given wrong in the textbook