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A toy kaleidoscope. A kaleidoscope (/ k ə ˈ l aɪ d ə s k oʊ p /) is an optical instrument with two or more reflecting surfaces (or mirrors) tilted to each other at an angle, so that one or more (parts of) objects on one end of these mirrors are shown as a symmetrical pattern when viewed from the other end, due to repeated reflection.
Kaleidoscope is an American heist drama television anthology series [1] created by Eric Garcia. The eight-part series, unique for its shuffled order, centers on master thief Leo Pap ( Giancarlo Esposito ) and his crew attempting an epic heist worth $7 billion, but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.
Tree branches seen through a teleidoscope. A teleidoscope is a kind of kaleidoscope, with a lens and an open view, so it can be used to form kaleidoscopic patterns from objects outside the instrument, rather than from items installed as part of it.
Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA Scot FSSA MICE (11 December 1781 – 10 February 1868) was a Scottish scientist, inventor, author, and academic administrator. In science he is principally remembered for his experimental work in physical optics, mostly concerned with the study of the polarization of light and including the discovery of Brewster's angle.
Kaleidoscope is a catalogue and online based retailer specialising in women’s fashion and accessories, but also stocking homewear and electricals. Kaleidoscope is owned by Freemans Grattan Holdings (previously named Otto UK), which is in turn owned by Otto GmbH – one of the largest retailers in the world [1] with over 50,000 employees at 123 companies across more than 20 countries.
Kaleidoscope EP is the thirteenth extended play by British rock band Coldplay. [3] It was released worldwide on 14 July 2017 and serves as a companion piece to the band's seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams (2015). [4] The EP was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. [5]
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.
When it was introduced in the French newspaper Le Figaro in June 1833, the term 'phénakisticope' was explained to be from the root Greek word φενακιστικός phenakistikos (or rather from φενακίζειν phenakizein), meaning "deceiving" or "cheating", [2] and ὄψ óps, meaning "eye" or "face", [3] so it was probably intended loosely as 'optical deception' or 'optical illusion'.