Re: [photo-3d] Re: Stereo x-rays, ortho/pseudo, front/back , up/down

["John A. Rupkalvis" <stereoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 1:32 PM
Subject: [photo-3d] Re: Stereo x-rays, ortho/pseudo, front/back , up/down


> >Orthoscopy is not the opposite of pseudoscopy.
>
> It surely is. Orthoscopic is not short for orthostereoscopic.
> This terminology in stereoscopy also has 19th century roots,
> it has been used in English, French, German and other
> languages, in many books and articles on stereoscopy.
> In Germany even in an official DIN stereo terminology (the DIN
> is comparable to the ASA). Recently the I.S.U. glossary with
> the same usage of the terms has been published in
> "Stereoscopy". This are not just arbitrary terms. (But as I
> recently wrote indeed "orthoscopic" also has meanings in other
> fields).

None of the above shows in any way that orthoscopy is the opposite of
pseudoscopy.  It only shows that the word exists, and has been used by many
people.

The two words are not related in any way other than being referential to
imaging.  It would be as absurd to make this connection as to say that
orthoscopy is the opposite of microscopy.

Many words and terms have been misused, especially in the field of
stereoscopy.  Just because someone misuses a word, and someone else picks up
the misuse and perpetuates it does not make it correct.  It just
unnecessarily adds confusion and makes communication that much more
difficult.

JR


 

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