"scotoscope" meaning in English

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          "text": "August 13th 1664, Samuel Pepys, Diary (London: Marshall Cavendish, 1988), 133.\n“Comes Mr. Reeve, with a microscope and scotoscope. … The other [the scotoscope] he gives me, and is of value; and a curious curiosity it is to discover objects in a dark room with.”"
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          "ref": "1967, Harold V. Soule, Electro-optical Photography at Low Illumination Levels, page 363:",
          "text": "At present the scotoscope's field of view and viewing-range requirements are in conflict, and improvement of one results in a decreased capability in the other.",
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          "ref": "1979, Proceedings: Second International Conference on Wildlife, page 206:",
          "text": "A scotoscope (night vision device) was the most versatile viewer examined and provided maximum viewing distance for all markers.",
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          "ref": "1990, Illes P. Csorba, Selected Papers on Image Tubes, page 376:",
          "text": "However, where the angular field can be below 40°, a scotoscope with a refractive objective becomes a very useful device even with this small cathode diameter.",
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