Talk:Kaleidoscope/Archive 1

Lomonosov

Actually the kaleidoscope was reinvented by a russian scientist M. Lomonosov in XVIII a bit earlier than Brewster did. I think it should be concerned in the article. He hadn't patented it, though. 77.40.14.101 (talk) 12:29, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

What is the use of klidoscope Parvashwani (talk) 06:55, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

The Kaleidoscope and Geometry

I am adding a paragraph on this topic that contains a link to my kaleidoscope puzzle web page. Those interested in philosophical/literary remarks on the kaleidoscope may scroll down on that page for a section containing such remarks. Cullinane 18:49, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Too technical!

I believe that this document is far too technical for the average user. Symmetry groups are not light reading. I realize that articles are supposed to be encyclopedic, and technical details certainly add to the completeness of an article, but the bombardment of mathematical details under "Definition" should be put under a separate heading, perhaps "Mathematics of kaleidoscopes." It seems that the article, in its current shape, would of little use to a non-specialist looking for information for a generic project, etc. (And I am saying this as an algebraist!)

I agree, I think that the 2D paragraph does not contribute anything to the topic, i'll remove it. Davemoser123 (talk) 13:37, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

blew what up?

I did not understand the comment about the German blowing a kaleidoscope up. Could it be clarified? --Adam Brink 09:37, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

It appears that the comment is vandalism, and should be deleted.--Cullinane 23:26, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

(1) Swargonwitsh is found by google only on the wikipedia page; (2) the editor who introduced the comment did not sign in and cannot be contacted to verify the information; (3) in the context of the page it makes no sense. > I will chop it out. If someone wants to replace it they can do so, and verify it in this discussion page. --Adam Brink 11:04, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

reference to acid

I'm new to wikipedia so I dare not edit an article directly. But I wonder if the comments about acid (LSD) in this article are appropriate. It may be true that the author looked though a kaleidoscope while on acid but does it really help to explain what a kaleidoscope is?

Bazbsg 16:59, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I've looked around and found that the IP address that added the comment about acid also added a number of other inappropriate additions to articles. I will therefore be bold and make an edit to the article. I hope I acting appropriately.

Bazbsg 17:40, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

what the heck?

what in the world is the section "Cartoon Kaliedoscope" talking about?24.4.57.140 11:23, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

should be protected??

Considering the frequent "cartoon kaleidoscope" inserts by the sabotaging "Jameses", shouldn't this article be semi-protected???

Grapetonix 09:51, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

I'd bring back the protection, as he's doing it again. And earlier this month, he posted a nonsensical post on "Cartoon Kaleidoscope" at Radio-Info's classic TV boards (it has since been removed) -- a lot of posters there basically commented "What the frig was that?". -- azumanga 15:09, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Names

what's the Kaleido- part mean? It seems Greek. Arthurian Legend 05:09, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Names

what's the Kaleido- part mean? It seems Greek. Arthurian Legend 05:09, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Names

what's the Kaleido- part mean? It seems Greek. Arthurian Legend 05:09, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Kaleidoscope Artists

Would a link to galleries websites listing various and multiple artists kaleidoscopes and their current kaleidoscopes Be appropriate at the kaleidoscope section in or around the kaleidoscope history section ?

Kaleidoscope Software?

How about a section with links to Kaleidoscope software? Being the developer of the Kaleider program, I admittedly have a conflict of interest in proposing this. However, I do believe such info can be helpful to Wikipedia browsers who are interested in digital reflection and symmetries. No advertising or hype, just bare links. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JeffLH (talk • contribs) 18:00, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Ancient Greeks?

The Kaleidoscope entry involving ancient Greeks doesn't seem likely. It was added by someone who put in the cartoon list as well, so its validity is pretty shaky. --Trafficone (talk) 21:45, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Kaliedoscope

what is a kaleidoscope?how to use it?and what is the the purpose of that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.154.60.40 (talk) 14:55, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

What are the uses of kaleidoscope

Parvashwani (talk) 06:54, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Possible sources

Removed these from external links, but they might have useful pointers to sources.
Literary and Philosophical Remarks.
Infography about Kaleidoscopes Siawase (talk) 16:52, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

New picture

I substituted the old photo of kaleidoscope-generated patterns with a new one because this new one shows more elaborated patterns and its colours are more vivid too. Here is a link to the old photo. The new one is this. ﻯναოթ€ռ (talk) 20:19, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Ancient greeks?

No. I don't believe, that the ancient greeks knew anything about kaleidoscopes. At least I not been able to confirm this through any other sources, so I have taken the liberty to remove this information right away. Harlekin96 (talk) 09:34, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Sir Eoin Cussen

I have read a lot of books about kaleidoscopes. Nowhere does the name Eoin Cussen appear? Where does this information come from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.57.44.76 (talk) 23:48, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

I think it is bogus and I added a direct quote from Brewster's book to support this view. Davemoser123 (talk) 19:54, 7 March 2011 (UTC)