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Page 24
... centres of distinct vision , that the image is still seen single , and in relief , when in this condition . " " 1 In this passage the author makes a distinction between ordinary binocular vision , and binocular vision through the ...
... centres of distinct vision , that the image is still seen single , and in relief , when in this condition . " " 1 In this passage the author makes a distinction between ordinary binocular vision , and binocular vision through the ...
Page 25
... centre of the retina . " Now these experiments , if rightly made and interpreted , are not decisive against the theory . It is not true that the entire line appears single when the axes are converged upon the upper end of the resultant ...
... centre of the retina . " Now these experiments , if rightly made and interpreted , are not decisive against the theory . It is not true that the entire line appears single when the axes are converged upon the upper end of the resultant ...
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... centre , called the pupil , or black of the eye . It is , as it were , the window of the eye , through which all the light from visible objects must pass . B Z D E 2 C The iris has different colours in different persons , black , blue ...
... centre , called the pupil , or black of the eye . It is , as it were , the window of the eye , through which all the light from visible objects must pass . B Z D E 2 C The iris has different colours in different persons , black , blue ...
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... centre of the lens Lh , and the centre of the pupil . The point of distinct vision d corre- sponds with a small hole in the retina called the Foramen centrale , or central hole , from its being in the centre of the membrane . When we ...
... centre of the lens Lh , and the centre of the pupil . The point of distinct vision d corre- sponds with a small hole in the retina called the Foramen centrale , or central hole , from its being in the centre of the membrane . When we ...
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... centre of a con- vex glass , with which we can see it distinctly at the distance of 6 inches , which is called its focal distance , it will be seen in its place at A. If we now move the lens from right to left , the image of A will move ...
... centre of a con- vex glass , with which we can see it distinctly at the distance of 6 inches , which is called its focal distance , it will be seen in its place at A. If we now move the lens from right to left , the image of A will move ...
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The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory and Construction Sir David Brewster, Sir No preview available - 2015 |
The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction, with Its Application David Brewster No preview available - 2019 |
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achromatic Aguilonius angle apparent magnitude appear artist beautiful binocular camera binocular centre binocular pictures binocular slides binocular vision Castle chapter colour combined concave converging the optic convex Daguerreotype different distances dissimilar pictures distinct vision drawing effect exhibit experiment Façade Fcap figures focal length Fribourg Front view frustum Genoa glass History hollow cone illusion instrument inverted LADY landscape left eye lens lenses lenticular stereoscope light look LORD Meiringen Milan monocular nearer object observer obtained optic axes Padua Palace Panorama paper Paris Perspective photograph plane pictures Plates point of sight Pompeii Portrait Post 8vo prism produced pyramid raised cone rays reflecting stereoscope reflexion refracted relief representations retina right eye Rome Rosenlaui Rouen sculpture Second Edition seen shew shewn in Fig side single sitter solid statue stereo stereoscopic vision summit suppose surface taken tance telescope Third Edition tion united image Venice Vols Wheatstone Woodcuts
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