WARREN DE LA RUE - LUNAR STEREO PHOTOGRAPHS   1857-1862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And who is Warren de la Rue ? 

In stereoscopic circles, Warren de la Rue is best known for this beautiful series of lunar stereographs.  

But this is just a very small part of the huge contribution that this man made to science in the 1850s.   We're now happy to be able to direct you to a very comprehensive paper on his life and work, written by David le Conte, a modern son of Guernsey, the land that Warren hailed from.  Click below to see the page in the "Antiquarian Astronomer" where this paper features as a sample work: 

https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/publications/the-antiquarian-astronomer/

..  or this link below, to download the excellent PDF.   I can't imagine there will ever be a better biography of Warren de la Rue than this.  

https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/warren-de-la-rue-aa5-18feb2011p14-35.pdf

And here, by kind permission of David le Conte, is a glimpse, from a Carte de Visite, of this great Victorian, around 1862, showing Mr. de la Rue at the age of about 47 (not in 3-D, sadly, though there may possibly be a stereo version out there somewhere).   It's nice to see that the photograph was published by the London Stereoscopic Company, the inspiration for this website and our modern-day company, dedicated to stereoscopy. 

 

All respects to Warren de la Rue ! 

Brian 

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