The stereoscope
David Brewster · narrated by Moss
2026
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David Brewster, the Scottish physicist who invented the kaleidoscope, explains the stereoscope, the instrument that gave photographs the magic of three dimensions. He traces its science, history, and marvels. A fascinating read for anyone curious about optics, the wonders of Victorian science, and the invention that thrilled a whole century.
19 chapters
- 1INTRODUCTION.8m
- 2CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF THE STEREOSCOPE.1h 1m
- 3Chapter 44m
- 4CHAPTER II. ON MONOCULAR VISION, OR VISION WITH ONE EYE.17m
- 5CHAPTER III. ON BINOCULAR VISION, OR VISION WITH TWO EYES.10m
- 6CHAPTER IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE OCULAR, THE REFLECTING, AND THE LENTICULAR STEREOSCOPES.39m
- 7CHAPTER V. ON THE THEORY OF STEREOSCOPIC VISION.19m
- 8CHAPTER VI. ON THE UNION OF SIMILAR PICTURES IN BINOCULAR VISION.32m
- 9CHAPTER VII. DESCRIPTION OF DIFFERENT STEREOSCOPES.39m
- 10CHAPTER VIII. METHOD OF TAKING PICTURES FOR THE STEREOSCOPE.52m
- 11CHAPTER IX. ON THE ADAPTATION OF THE PICTURES TO THE STEREOSCOPE. —THEIR SIZE, POSITION, AND ILLUMINATION.13m
- 12CHAPTER X. APPLICATION OF THE STEREOSCOPE TO PAINTING.32m
- 13CHAPTER XI. APPLICATION OF THE STEREOSCOPE TO SCULPTURE,ARCHITECTURE, AND ENGINEERING.10m
- 14CHAPTER XII. APPLICATION OF THE STEREOSCOPE TO NATURAL HISTORY.7m
- 15CHAPTER XIII. APPLICATION OF THE STEREOSCOPE TO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.20m
- 16CHAPTER XIV. APPLICATION OF THE STEREOSCOPE TO PURPOSES OF AMUSEMENT.14m
- 17CHAPTER XV. ON THE PRODUCTION OF STEREOSCOPIC PICTURES FROM A SINGLE PICTURE.8m
- 18CHAPTER XVI. ON CERTAIN FALLACIES OF SIGHT IN THE VISION OF SOLID BODIES.30m
- 19CHAPTER XVII. ON CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED IN THE USE OF THE STEREOSCOPE.22m
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