On the Use of Optical Devices by Renaissance Painters - Part 3 of 5

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Part of the World Science Festival held in New York City from May 28--June 1, 2008, the afternoon program explores the fascinating relationship between science and art. World-renowned scientists, including researchers from the Met and from Harvard University, a Nobel Laureate chemist, and a physicist, give talks concerning the application of scientific research on works of art. Marco Leona, David H. Koch Scientist in Charge, Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, introduces the program.

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On the Use of Optical Devices by Renaissance Painters
Charles M. Falco, professor, College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

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[robitusson]

Falco: "Does not take away from the creativity." Maybe, maybe not. But the issue is whether it is in fact true or just conjecture created by people with an agenda. The best science is discovered when the scientist looks for the evidence that contradicts his/ her theory. Conversely, when evidence is cherry-picked and shoe-horned into theories it leads to bogus theses such as this one.

[GenericGene]

Good demonstration -

[GenericGene]

The Arnold example 3:00 - the camera can not adjust like the human eye, they use I believe a second camera and it is focused on the background. Some techs in the early 80' were working on a camera that functioned like the human eye to solve the focusing problem.