6A10.42 - Mirrors - Kaleidoscope - Teleidoscope -Polariscope

See paragraph one in the procedure section.
Code Number:
6A10.42
Demo Title:
Mirrors - Kaleidoscope - Teleidoscope -Polariscope
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Reflections
Area of Study:
Optics

Disclaimer

Equipment:
Microscope slide kaleidoscopes, regular kaleidoscopes, teleidoscope book and flexible mirror, large demonstration kaleidoscope, mounting brackets for assembly.
Procedure:

Using the special corner mounting assemble the large demonstration kaleidoscope.  Place an object in the center of the kaleidoscope and look into the kaleidoscope at a shallow angle to see multiple images.  Or, lower the kaleidoscope over your head and look at multiple images of yourself.

References:
  • Thomas B. Greenslade Jr., "Kaleidoscopes Made With Big Mirrors", TPT, Vol. 47, # 6, Sept. 2009, p. 334.
  • Christopher Chiaverina, Cindee Scott, and Patricia Steele, "The Connections Project: Art, Physics, and Mathematics", TPT, Vol. 35, # 5, May 1997, p. 292.
  • Terrence P. Toepker, "The 70-mm Kaleidoscope", TPT, Vol. 33, # 8, p. 536-537, Nov. 1995. 
  • Joe Pizzo,  "Shadow Kaleidoscope",  TPT, Vol. 24, # 4, p. 237, April 1986.
  • Jearl Walker, "Shadow Kaleidoscope", TPT, Vol. 24, # 4, Apr. 1986, p. 237.
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  • "Erratta", TPT, Vol. 21, # 6, Sept. 1983, p. 409.
  • D. K. Cohen and J. E. Potts, "Light Transmission Through Reflecting Cylindrical Tubes", AJP, Vol. 46, # 7, July 1978, p. 727.
  • O-135:  "Kaleidoscope with 3 Slides",  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
  • O-1c:  Wallace A. Hilton, Physics Demonstration Experiments.
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  • Jearl Walker,  "The Kaleidoscope Now Comes Equipped with Flashing Diodes and Focusing Lenses",  The Amateur Scientist,  December, 1985.
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  • Jodi and Roy McCullough, "Reflection with a Kaleidoscope", The Role of Toys in Teaching Physics, p. 4.154.
  • Martin Gardner, "58, Make A Kaleidoscope", Smart Science Tricks, p. 89.
  • Jearl Walker, "6.65, Kaleidoscopes", The Flying Circus of Physics Ed. 2, p. 266.
  • Ed Sobey, Woody Sobey, "Kaleidoscope", The Way Toys Work, p. 73.
  • 5.15:  Jearl Walker, "Number of Images in Two Mirrors", The Flying Circus of Physics with Answers.
  • 114:  "Make it: Taleidoscope/Kaleidoscope", The Ben Franklin Book of Easy & Incredible Experiments,"  A Franklin Institute Science Museum Book.
  • "Duck Into Kaleidoscope", Exploratorium Science Snackbook, pp. 44.1 - 44.2.
  • Raymond Bruman, "Shadow Kaleidoscope", Exploratorium Cookbook I, pp. 20.1 - 20.2.
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  • T. D. Rossing, C. J. Chiaverina, "Experiment 3.2, Contrast A Kaleidoscope", Light Science, Physics and Visual Arts, p. 382.
  • Simon Quellen Field, "The Polariscope", Gonzo Gizmos, p. 220 - 227.
  • Bobby Mercer, "Kaleidofoilscope", Junk Drawer Physics, p. 118.
  • Prof. Robert Griffith, "A Novel Kaleidoscope", Boys' Useful Pastimes, p. 90.
  • Dr. Gordon Stables, R.N., C. Stansfeld Hicks, J. N. Maskelyne, Rev. Harry Jones, M.A, Dr. Stradling, Captain Crawley, Rev. A. n. Malan, M.A., F.G.S., and Many Others, "Chapter XL - The Kaleidoscope, and How to Make It", The Boy's Own Book of  Indoor Games and Recreations, A Popular Encyclopaedia for Boys, p. 385.
  • The Queen Catalogues Vol. I, Catalogue of Microspces and Accessories, No. 1743, p. 3.
Building the Impossible Kaleidoscope
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