Optical Principles and Diagrams

A collection of scientific diagrams illustrating optical principles, including lens behavior, focal points, and light refraction, accompanied by historical context in photography.

Engraving depicting multiple images in inclined mirrors. Dated 19th Century
Engraving depicting multiple images in inclined mirrors. Dated 19th Century
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Röhlike Hans, Graphostatics (January 21, 1904): Static calculations. Ink, ink colored on cardboard, 26.1 x 34.4 cm (including scan edges) Röhlike Hans : Graphostatik
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Mechanics: diagrams of levers, forces, gears, and weights. Engraving by Fletcher.
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The top drawing shows in its most rudimentary form the uranium atom --billions upon which are used in the new atomic bomb.This atom is made of 92 electrons circling around a center. The electrons are held in their orbits by the attraction of the positive electrical force of the center -- called protons.Each atom is so tiny that many million would be required to equal the size of the sharpest pin point.When the uranium atom explodes, as illustrated at top right, it divides in to two approximately equal parts, each one a complete atom of a different chemical element, about half uranium weight. August 06, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Map of nerve bundles in the human brain by Paul Broca. Paul Broca (1824-1880) a French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. Dated 19th century
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Leonardo's Crane. Original caption: From Page 337 - "Engineer and Engineering in the Renaissance: by W. B. Parsons - Baltimore 1939.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Curva. Developing, blackening curves, various types of developers, M.M.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Open the circuit voltage And short circuit I0.For more info SE: Lange in
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958. Interference filters. Spectrobegrams of four quartz plates between polarizers in their individual effects.
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The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. v. 8 (1852). London, geology, periodicals, This illustration features geological cross-sections showcasing the stratigraphy of the Thanet Sands, specifically detailing layers such as the London Clay and overlying formations. The upper, middle, and lower sections are labeled, providing insights into the composition of each layer, including details about the sand, gravel, and other geological materials found at different depths. Each section is meticulously drawn to highlight variations in texture and stratification, illustrating the geological history of the region near Herne Bay. The image serves as a valuable resource for understanding sedimentary processes and the characteristics of the local geology.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.ftaleins, cyanins, merocyanins.
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Mensuration #2, Study Aids - Arithmatic
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Big man with mustache and beard, Jean Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1778 print paper etching moustache. head (human)
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.spretty measurement.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.The drawing over the subtractive procedure.Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Other revised edition. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1948. p. 992.
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Distribution Department, Venturi Meter Records, engineering diagram, Mass., 1908 , waterworks, graphs, Venturi Meters
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Longitudinal profile of the Panama Canal, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.
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Copernican heliocentric system.
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Board the space probe Pioneer X-capsule of time.
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General section of the bark of the globe, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886.
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Egon Schiele's 1917 illustration 'To Humanity I - Head Studies,' reproduced on page 162 of a book, shows detailed studies of human heads and expressive facial features.
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Anatomical diagram of a Newfoundland dog Date: 20th century
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958. Temperature radiation, liminal radiation.
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A Table of the Refraction of the Air: Using a glass U-tube and a column of mercury, the volume of air contained in one arm of the tube increased as the length, and so the pressure, of a column of mercury in the other arm was reduced. The change in volume was in accord with the theoretical law (Boyle's Law) that volume is inversely proportional to the pressure. Dated 17th century
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Map of the Earth’s Magnetic Field, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of Words and Things - Larive and Fleury - 1895
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Fish cut from the layers of card, glued together, with thread winning through the centre. February 25, 1954.
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Maps and Charts - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Subtractive color mix. Red, yellow, blue. (cyan, magenta, yellow).
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958. Description of Kornytevelopment, grain depth development.
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An engraving depicting an early stethoscope, an acoustic medical device for auscultation, or listening to the internal sounds of an animal or human body. Dated 19th century
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Lattice systems, illustration
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Spectral analysis for two-filters recording and package recording.
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Different kinds of air and their positions in the lungs.
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Spectrometric whole blood analysis, blood test
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The A B C's Of The Hydrogen Bomb -- The principles of the atomic and hydrogen bombs are reduced to elementary terms in this series of sketches. February 03, 1950. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Meteorology: a chart of air pressure and temperature at Manchester, for the years 1807-1809. Engraving by Girtin, 1810, after T. Hanson.
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Rock cycle, illustration
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