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THE author refers to the interest which Lissajous figures have in physics and mathematics, more especially when presented in their most attractive form so as to appear in stereoscopic relief. As is well known, pairs of figures otherwise identical but slightly different in phase appear when viewed in a stereoscope (or by accustomed eyes without a stereoscope) to blend together and form a single picture in three dimensions. The author discusses eighteen plates as follows, three of ratio 1:1, five of 1:2, two of 2: 3, three of 3:4, two of 3:5, and two of 4: 5 ratios. Some show a single line only, others give ten or more closely spaced lines. The plates are so clear that the stereoscopic effect is perfectly seen without a stereoscope.
Lissajous'sche Stimmgabelkurven in stereoskopischer Darstellung.
By J. W. N. Le Heux. Pp. 8 + 18 plates [loose cards in case]. (Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1911.) Price 6 marks.
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Lissajous'sche Stimmgabelkurven in stereoskopischer Darstellung . Nature 87, 278 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087278a0
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