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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.
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.
The Kaleidoscope; or, Literary and Scientific Mirror was an English weekly published between 1818 and 1831 by the Liverpool publisher Egerton Smith (1774–1841), who had established the Liverpool Mercury in 1811. [1] The magazine's name was taken from David Brewster's recent invention. [1]
The name "kaleidophone" was derived from the kaleidoscope, an optical toy invented in 1817 by David Brewster. [citation needed] Wheatstone's photometer was probably suggested by this appliance. The photometer enables two lights to be compared by the relative brightness of their reflections in a silvered bead, which describes a narrow ellipse ...
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.
Kaleidoscope was an underground newspaper that was published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Founded by John Kois, the radio disk jockey Bob Reitman , and John Sahli (a member of The Shag ), [ 1 ] it was published from October 6, 1967, to November 11, 1971, printing 105 biweekly issues. [ 2 ]
The thriller series "Kaleidoscope" hit Netflix on January 1, and fans may wonder if we will see the crime group heist again. Here's what we know about season 2.
Kaleidoscope, an alternate title for Frenzy, an unproduced Alfred Hitchcock film "Kaleidoscope", a 1951 episode of the radio program Dimension X , based on the Ray Bradbury short story (see below) Kaleidoscope (organisation) , television heritage organisation