Project Gutenberg 2023-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 149 Brewster, David 1781 1868 Brewster, David, Sir 04030902 The stereoscope : $b its history, theory, and construction, with its application to the fine and useful arts and to education $aLondon :$bJohn Murray, $c1856. deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction" by Sir David Brewster is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the development, principles, and applications of the stereoscope, an optical instrument used for creating the illusion of depth in two-dimensional images. It discusses the mechanics of binocular and monocular vision, how the human eye perceives distance, and the historical context behind the invention of the stereoscope. The opening of the publication provides an introduction to the concept of the stereoscope, detailing how it works by combining two images—one for each eye—to generate a perception of three-dimensionality. Brewster explains that the stereoscope enhances our understanding of depth by mimicking the natural process of binocular vision, where each eye sees a slightly different view of an object. He elaborates on the historical significance of various figures in optics, like Euclid and Galen, laying the groundwork for the modern understanding of vision before delving into the specifics of how the stereoscope elegantly employs these principles to produce compelling visual effects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/stereoscopeitshi00brew 20220921142031brewster 1856 GB Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Stereoscope QC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Art 481705 2025-07-28T09:47:43.926043 text/html 478670 2023-08-24T14:01:23 text/html 3852892 2025-07-28T09:47:54.108029 application/epub+zip 3850695 2025-07-28T09:47:46.546121 application/epub+zip 399768 2025-07-28T09:47:45.075031 application/epub+zip 4669869 2025-07-28T09:47:58.656980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4623745 2025-07-28T09:47:52.987987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382119 2025-07-28T09:47:42.985091 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382055 2023-08-24T14:01:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17397 2025-07-28T09:47:58.857966 application/rdf+xml 21483 2025-07-28T09:47:45.311061 image/jpeg 2888 2025-07-28T09:47:45.191032 image/jpeg 3522316 2023-08-24T14:01:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 3848503 2025-07-28T09:47:44.132080 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia