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Re: Binocular vs. Stereoscopic

George Themelis wrote:
> actress Chrarlotte Sullivan
> is pictured looking through a microscope, identified as
> a "stereo microscope".  In reality it is simply a binocular
> microscope.

I believe the correct term to use here is bi-ocular (not binocular).

bi-ocular = both eyes see the same thing
binocular = stereoscopic = each eye sees a different perspective view.

Andrew Woods.               http://info.curtin.edu.au/~iwoodsa


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