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File:Reinerus Frisius Gemma, by Maarten van Heemskerck.jpg|link=Gemma Frisius (nonfiction)|May 24, 1540: Physician, [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorist, and cartographer [[Gemma Frisius (nonfiction)|Gemma Frisius]] invents a new type of astrolabe which functions as a scrying engine.
File:Reinerus Frisius Gemma, by Maarten van Heemskerck.jpg|link=Gemma Frisius (nonfiction)|May 24, 1540: Physician, [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorist, and cartographer [[Gemma Frisius (nonfiction)|Gemma Frisius]] invents a new type of astrolabe which functions as a scrying engine.


File:David Brewster.jpg|link=David Brewster (nonfiction)|Inventor [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]] demonstrates his "lenticular stereoscope" (the first portable, 3D viewing device), predicting that it will find widespread use in scrying engines.


File:David Brewster.jpg|link=David Brewster (nonfiction)|Inventor [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]] demonstrates his "lenticular stereoscope" (the first portable, 3D viewing device), predicting that it will find widespread use in scrying engines.
File:John Brunner's Lee and Turner engine.jpg|link=John Brunner|Crime-fighter [[John Brunner]] uses a modified Lee and Turner engine.
File:John Brunner's Lee and Turner engine.jpg|link=John Brunner|Crime-fighter [[John Brunner]] uses a modified Lee and Turner engine.
File:Diagramaceous soil bingo algorithm harvest.jpg|link=Diagramaceous soil|[[Diagramaceous soil]] yields new variety of [[Algorithm (nonfiction)|Bingo algorithm]], useful as clarifying agent in wager-based scrying engines.
File:Diagramaceous soil bingo algorithm harvest.jpg|link=Diagramaceous soil|[[Diagramaceous soil]] yields new variety of [[Algorithm (nonfiction)|Bingo algorithm]], useful as clarifying agent in wager-based scrying engines.
File:Lanfranc-canterbury-mandelbrot.jpg|link=Canterbury scrying engine|[[Canterbury scrying engine]] computes [[Mandelbrot set (nonfiction)|Mandelbrot set]].
File:Lanfranc-canterbury-mandelbrot.jpg|link=Canterbury scrying engine|[[Canterbury scrying engine]] computes [[Mandelbrot set (nonfiction)|Mandelbrot set]].
File:Don Tasmian calibrating a Rotoscope scrying engine.png|link=Don Tasmian|Artist-researcher [[Don Tasmian]] converts Rotoscope to scrying engine.
File:Don Tasmian calibrating a Rotoscope scrying engine.png|link=Don Tasmian|Artist-researcher [[Don Tasmian]] converts Rotoscope to scrying engine.
File:Hamangia-figures-Lorenz-attractor.jpg|link=Hamangia scrying engine|The [[Hamangia scrying engine|Hamangia figurines]] computing the [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]].
File:Hamangia-figures-Lorenz-attractor.jpg|link=Hamangia scrying engine|The [[Hamangia scrying engine|Hamangia figurines]] computing the [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]].
Brion_Gysin.jpg|Brion Gysion uses newly-discovered scrying engine to investigate the mysteries of creation.
Brion_Gysin.jpg|Brion Gysion uses newly-discovered scrying engine to investigate the mysteries of creation.
File:Universal Turing machine.svg|link=Universal Turing machine (nonfiction)|[[Universal Turing machine (nonfiction)|Universal Turing machine]] converted to scrying engine.
File:Universal Turing machine.svg|link=Universal Turing machine (nonfiction)|[[Universal Turing machine (nonfiction)|Universal Turing machine]] converted to scrying engine.
File:The Crystal Ball (John William Waterhouse, 1902).jpg|link=Scrying (nonfiction)|''The Crystal Ball'' by John William Waterhouse.  See [[Scrying (nonfiction)]].
File:The Crystal Ball (John William Waterhouse, 1902).jpg|link=Scrying (nonfiction)|''The Crystal Ball'' by John William Waterhouse.  See [[Scrying (nonfiction)]].
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Latest revision as of 08:06, 5 February 2024

Artist's depiction of a "Thought camera" (attributed to Nikola Tesla, but not necessarily informed by Tesla's actual inventions). This device is a precursor to modern scrying engines.

A scrying engine is any engine which causes or facilitates scrying.

The Patrick Device is an early prototype scrying engine. It set the standard for subsequent engines.

John Brunner owns a Lee and Turner color projector which has been extensively custom modified for use as a scrying engine. Brunner has called it "the best bloody tool I ever bought."

The Rosenwald sheets function as rudimentary scrying engine, apparently providing a Diagramaceous soil matrix for scrying routines.

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