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A Treatise on Optics

David Brewster

book · 1831 (and later PD editions)

David Brewster, A Treatise on Optics.

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Burning glass is used in Sun.
Brewster’s Treatise seats burning and illuminating lenses among convex glasses that concentrate the sun’s rays to fuse metals and throw a condensed beam. A named burning-glass in that optical-instrument speech, not a reading or magnifying hand glass and not a Claude landscape mirror.
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Camera lucida is used in Eye.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the camera lucida among Wollaston’s drawing instruments that present an image to the eye for tracing. A named camera-lucida in that optical-instrument speech, not a camera obscura dark chamber and not a bare photographic camera.
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Camera obscura is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the camera obscura among dark-chamber instruments that form a picture by a convex lens (and often a mirror) of glass. A named camera-obscura in that optical-instrument speech, not a camera lucida prism drawer and not a bare photographic camera.
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Compound microscope is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the compound microscope among instruments that combine an object glass with an eye glass to magnify a near object. A named compound-microscope in that optical-instrument speech, not a single/simple microscope and not a solar microscope.
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Galilean telescope is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the Galilean telescope among refracting forms that use a concave eye glass with a convex object glass. A named galilean-telescope in that optical-instrument speech, not a Newtonian reflector and not a generic astronomical refractor alone.
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Kaleidoscope is historically related to Mirror.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the kaleidoscope among instruments that create symmetrical forms by combining two plane mirrors at a fixed angle before the eye. A named kaleidoscope in that optical-instrument speech, not a magic lantern projector and not a stereoscope.
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Magic lantern is used in Lamp.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the magic lantern among projection instruments that concentrate lamp light through lenses onto painted transparent sliders. A named magic-lantern in that optical-instrument speech, not a kaleidoscope and not a camera obscura.
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Magnifying glass is used in Eye.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the magnifying glass among simple convex lenses used to enlarge near objects for the eye. A named magnifying-glass in that optical-instrument speech, not a reading glass for manuscript type alone, not a burning glass, and not a quizzing or Claude glass.
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Microscope is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise opens On Microscopes as the genus of glass-lens instruments for magnifying near objects before treating single and compound forms. A named microscope in that optical-instrument speech, not a telescope and not a typed compound or solar subspecies alone.
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Microscope Tube is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise seats microscope construction among tubes that carry object and eye glasses and an adjustable eye tube. A named microscope-tube in that optical-instrument furniture speech, not a telescope tube and not the microscope genus alone.
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Newtonian telescope is historically related to Mirror.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the Newtonian telescope among reflecting forms that use a large concave speculum and a small plane diagonal mirror before the eye glass. A named newtonian-telescope in that optical-instrument speech, not a Galilean refractor and not a Gregorian reflector identity.
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Opera glasses is used in Eye.
Brewster’s Treatise seats achromatic opera glasses among short Galilean-style telescopes for the eye when single-lens achromatism is practical. A named opera-glasses in that optical-instrument speech, not binoculars as a later field twin, not a monocle, and not spectacles.
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Reading glass is used in Eye.
Brewster’s Treatise seats reading glasses beside spectacles among the simplest optical instruments for bringing small manuscript or type to distinct vision for the eye. A named reading-glass in that optical-instrument speech, not a burning glass, not a quizzing glass, and not a Claude glass.
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Reflecting telescope is historically related to Mirror.
Brewster’s Treatise seats reflecting telescopes among instruments that form the image by concave and plane mirrors or specula before an eye glass. A named reflecting-telescope in that optical-instrument speech, not a refracting telescope and not a Newtonian subspecies alone.
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Refracting telescope is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise seats refracting telescopes among instruments that form and magnify distant images by object and eye glasses of glass. A named refracting-telescope in that optical-instrument speech, not a reflecting telescope and not a Galilean subspecies alone.
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Simple microscope is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the single (simple) microscope among instruments that are nothing more than a lens or transparent sphere in whose focus minute objects are placed. A named simple-microscope in that optical-instrument speech, not a compound microscope and not a Leeuwenhoek proper-name dump Brewster does not seat.
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Solar microscope is used in Sun.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the solar microscope among projection microscopes that use the light of the sun instead of a lamp, as in the magic lantern arrangement. A named solar-microscope in that optical-instrument speech, not a compound bench microscope and not a stereo microscope.
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Spectacles is used in Eye.
Brewster’s Treatise seats spectacles among the simplest optical instruments that correct long or short sight with convex or concave lenses for the eye, including Wollaston’s periscopic form. A named spectacles in that optical-instrument speech, not a pince-nez, not a lorgnette, and not a monocle.
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Telescope is used in Eye.
Brewster’s Treatise seats the telescope among optical instruments that bring distant objects to distinct vision for the eye before dividing refracting and reflecting forms. A named telescope in that optical-instrument speech, not a microscope and not a typed Newtonian or Galilean subspecies alone.
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Telescope Tube is historically related to Glass.
Brewster’s Treatise seats telescope construction among tubes that carry object and eye glasses and receive sliding eye tubes for focus. A named telescope-tube in that optical-instrument furniture speech, not a microscope tube and not the telescope genus alone.
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Amber is historically related to Dye.
brewster-optics seats amber among its lemmas — amber speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Prairie is historically related to Marble.
brewster-optics seats prairie beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Eden is historically related to Marble.
brewster-optics seats eden beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Peninsula is historically related to Marble.
brewster-optics seats peninsula beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Town is historically related to Marble.
brewster-optics seats town beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Scarlet is historically related to Ochre.
brewster-optics seats scarlet beside ochre as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Spur is historically related to Workshop.
brewster-optics seats spur beside workshop as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Village is historically related to Marble.
brewster-optics seats village beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Meadow is historically related to Marble.
brewster-optics seats meadow beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Pulpit is historically related to Workshop.
brewster-optics seats pulpit beside workshop as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Sapphire is historically related to Gold.
brewster-optics seats sapphire beside gold as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Anchor is historically related to Iron.
brewster-optics seats anchor beside iron as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Seal is historically related to Wool.
brewster-optics seats seal beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Cold is historically related to Ochre.
brewster-optics seats cold beside ochre as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Heat is historically related to Ochre.
brewster-optics seats heat beside ochre as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Tomb is historically related to Marble.
brewster-optics seats tomb beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Cricket is historically related to Wax.
brewster-optics seats cricket beside wax as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Mouse is historically related to Wool.
brewster-optics seats mouse beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Parlor is historically related to Water.
brewster-optics seats parlor beside water as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Cellar is historically related to Water.
brewster-optics seats cellar beside water as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Flamingo is historically related to Wax.
brewster-optics seats flamingo beside wax as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Purple is historically related to Oil.
brewster-optics seats purple beside oil as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Size is historically related to Ochre.
brewster-optics seats size beside ochre as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Workhouse is historically related to Oak.
brewster-optics seats workhouse beside oak as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Arrow is historically related to Iron.
brewster-optics seats arrow beside iron as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Bear is historically related to Wool.
brewster-optics seats bear beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Carmine is historically related to Oil.
brewster-optics seats carmine beside oil as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Date is historically related to Oil.
brewster-optics seats date beside oil as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Diamond is historically related to Gold.
brewster-optics seats diamond beside gold as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Road is historically related to Water.
brewster-optics seats road beside water as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Snow is historically related to Ochre.
brewster-optics seats snow beside ochre as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Spider is historically related to Wool.
brewster-optics seats spider beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Apple is historically related to Oil.
brewster-optics seats apple beside oil as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Leaf is historically related to Oak.
brewster-optics seats leaf beside oak as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Pitch is historically related to Ochre.
brewster-optics seats pitch beside ochre as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Vine is historically related to Oak.
brewster-optics seats vine beside oak as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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