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by anc84 2558 days ago
That does not work at all and just confused me. The angles must change on the interrupted parts to follow the general curve of the lens' surface.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresnel_lens.svg is a very good illustration.

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As a counterpoint the GPs diagram was useful for me (perhaps because I have a background involving some study of optics).

Granted the parents picture is way better than the rough ASCIIart