Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-17

lFRoM as ION DON 1T ,sAiIT GAZETTE
IlIE 4, II ELllEl NfrDDE

lFHoM ,AE ION ooy ~ 'ttRV GAZETTE
TIE tiLEfDOSCOPE.
We select br.vf but ample ac,oun; OF .he
Kaleidoscope, Invented ny the celebrated ~
Brewster. oF fdt4huT.r. who IS well known
10 nave been .o"g engaged ga Investigating the
physical properties of light. This instrument
Is constructed according 20 the laws of yetiec t.
ed ii.ht, IA such manner as TO amuse bv an
sVervarNius succession OF splendid t,nts and
symmetrical :ormS, aud enables the observer
10 copN >"ch % 'sn as may appear msSt APP
propriate Tor any OF tie numerous IRA uchsS o E
ne ornamental arts; and we shall no doubt
soon have china, paper carpets A.or cloths
&c. decorated with pattVtug derived from il
Its construction rs extremely simple and de.
pends tor IT'S effects upon two rejecting sur
races meeting each other at almost anv an~le
but more property at one which makes a
t~eitth, tenth, eighth, CIR some other a,Iquot
part OF y circle.
The following directions will enable such of
our readers AZ Tlay choose to aunu>e the ewes
by making one 10 DO ~ Wth0ut dItficuity
although II mast be understood rliaI no person
mas right Ia nlahe Oae tor sale, without the
authority OF ~ pt'entee. Procure a cI cular
I'm 'hoe, . iuches long ani p wide; close il ~
lie bottom with circular piece Of ground
glass; hair am ,nCh a,iovP tits, let another cir
cniar l;ece Vt ptoiE glass he G,mY fixed hAv
ln- uf>t rut INTO tIp space between them some
ifagnehtS ut different Coio,ed glass beadS
bueieS, bits OF lace, aud indeed any small
transparent objects. Now construct "a hollow
prism win two STRIPS OF glass 4 inches lone.
aud u wide, makH.. Inc third side OF HE prism
WIN a strip p' b.scheEed pa'irboard Uf the
SAME 'ehs'h, Snd a"out !! ''ide, winch when
p6l Between tie stops OF glass, viii make ilI T.
angie tormed ty tie edges Of them annut Il
degrees. On the outside Of this Prism hlsck
paper mast lie TASTED, which will serve tn keen
~ "gtther, and make the inner surfaces OF
tie gi"S, reh-cjoFs. Ii looking uiass ,.uib he
pr'cured 10 rot The strips from A. II ,>ould ne
bSt,ef on account IT At, .e.lcCtirg more light
and consequently ahuyd.ug Il brighter image
Ihe piism lrin. 'ormea il is to he set upri.ht
la the tHDe upOu the upqprm6si rtrcut.r Tics
aha Haa niaiued ~ that position by paper siuf
teG between its sides and the side o. he T.. be ::
lastly, put top which has a small ronrd hole
III the centre, on the ;ube and Tie ~. tguucnt
is complete This hole may be stopped 10y d
piece 81 PLAIN GLASS, OF by tens, bui the latter
geqni'es 90 dave - focus adjusted 10 The re-
hecting snridces, which VIII gave mach ad
oitIonaf tFoa0!e without any material ads an
taSc.
BY looking aitentiyeiy through the plism. a
circle ot hFii!'a"t i;.ht val be seen, divided
INTO as MANY >ectl 'Us ds the number of times
That the angie o! The rChect8is Is contained in
500 thHs, it il he - degrees tiere Wine g
con- .aftmtnts and reflections VI any object
tidt may be pres "ted al the ANGLE shut as tie
alternate reflections codlcSce ihe ina q ,ytII
have SIt .Jur branches frJnl the ,snt,e AZ
The angie at which The rehectuTS are SET bp 20
degrees there will he IL compartments in ,te
luminous circle. with as many "a igc,ioux and
SIN branches from the centre. Bgt a. >n,ne
light Is lost b. every rejection il is moi des. RAJ
ble To multiply tlrm beyond IL II so far. for
then the last rvhert,nnS become 80 faint az q,
render the image formed bv them yorx indis
tlnct The degree of btisltuess IF tic iIlaue s
then determines The order ~ which ,Lpy hav,
bce- formed, and an attentive observer q IN
readily recognise thdt order H. iu.tea1 nf
allowing the reliectors to meet, shev only in
ctuc towards each other, they give 4 curved
iIlage, and il they are kept paIaIieiio eacj,
Other, they show one OF "a iectiiilIear form II
the object presented 1T the a .:.Ie be uui i'm
motion. the combination ut images will like
WISE We pnt ia motion, AID new l0rnis per
teci:y different bat equally symmetrical will
excessively present themselves sometimes
vanishing Ia the centre sometimes piper .i,.,
from ~, ana mFtimes playing around IL ~
double aud opposite oscillations. When the
object IS tinged with different cOiors thp n,ost
beautiful fnts are developed in euccessi,,n
ana tlp whole figure delights the eve nv ,hr
perfection Of its forms and the briIancy of MS
CoiOTuc.
By making the circular compartment Of re
table which contains the obje,ts forming the
fiEures, to tnrn with the hand, instead of
tnTSlug The whole tuoe, n greater degree al
EteadneSs IS 0hiaiueA. and The motions, OF tle
person using the Instrument are less incOuve.
nient.
More erideacf resp, ctbg the Sea CfrBfns.
HAiL0WE Ri, July MIR. Schhii ~ no max pc
the aHidavIt o: which the fo.,ovin, is,I,ot,x.
was D0ih az HI""d w oWItIf tlaDd. He has
good cOrucXipnS; aud bears ine Cl,ataciet OF a
Tan Of s'iict veiaciy Has ch'tt residence
darng the thirteen years in which ne has bceu
an tl,abitant of this cOuujrs has been iu lie
Middle aud southern states
/, Samuel >chmid Of Philadelphia. testify
and say. as follows:
On SATURDAY the 2lst inst between the hOnrs
of aud 6 y. W. aboui or leagues 10 thc r.
II L. OF Cape Auu, Gelng on hoard The Deli.
Captain shubaei w.t. on my passage from
Boston 10 iIalo~cii in Maine saw, ahead OF
tie vessel, tau Wti'fe OBJECT Standing upr,att
ont OF t'ie water; winch tuonqu might tie d
pillar set NJ los .oH,e part, cn,ar purpose. 1
viewed II alone, therefore, I Or S MINUTES: tiit
orally saw %, upper crd waving abnur Tor a
short tinie "hru, after giving . hard >tr.ke 20
The "a'ef, u His rpe"rtd LIN about , or 1 MI
mites ths oh-tct rose srai.i: when I,.4iipd M