prism-erecting (optical) system

  • 1Schmidt-Pechan prism — A Schmidt Pechan prism is a type of optical prism used to rotate an image by 180°. They are commonly used in binoculars as an image erecting system . Compared to binoculars using a Porro prism or Abbe Koenig a binoculars using a Schmidt Pechan… …

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  • 2Binoculars — Binocular telescopes, or binoculars (also known as field glasses), are two identical or mirror symmetrical telescopes mounted side by side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular… …

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  • 3binocular — binocularity, n. binocularly, adv. /beuh nok yeuh leuhr, buy /, n. 1. Usually, binoculars. Also called pair of binoculars, prism binoculars. an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small… …

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  • 4arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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