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perspective glass
noun
A kind of early telescope.
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As the above link describes, Vaughan was in the habit of climbing Allt yr Esgair, the hill behind his house, to examine the night sky through a "perspective glass" (telescope).
Pope writes in his mock-guide for bad poets that their eyes "should be like unto the wrong end of a perspective glass, by which all the objects of nature are lessened".
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"She is wonderfully curious about the commonplace," wrote Kate Summerscale in the Daily Telegraph, and "her book works best when she ignores the bigger picture and closes in on the sticks, capes, umbrellas and perspective glasses".
Shattering Glass: "New Perspectives," glass works.
Vaughan shows us what he must have seen through his perspective-glass: the big but frustratingly fuzzy and still-distant stars.
From my perspective, Google Glass sounds like a terrific recipe for creating more annoying rude people talking to themselves in public.
Whenever I need to fill up on some good old soul fuel, I partake of the following (usually in this order): a yoga class, counting my blessings to broaden my perspective, a glass of pinot grigio and the inspiration to write a passable poem in my black book.
In the tight space of a surgical procedure, streaming perspectives via Glass from multiple angles will improve real-time visibility and provide recorded videos for future use.
Improved Visibility In the tight space of a surgical procedure, streaming perspectives via Glass from multiple angles will improve real-time visibility and provide recorded videos for future use.
His perspective, unobstructed by glass or struts, is as close as a human can come to the bird's eye.
A video released by Google, shot from the perspective of a glasses-wearer, showed how the glasses might work.
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