Microscope & Optics, Drawings and Blueprints
Only a limited number of blueprints and technical drawings are available from the Rife era. A group of them were kindly donated to rife.org, and are shown in section 1 below. Since the blueprints are large images, they are best copied into a computer image viewer for closer examination as needed. This is particularly true of the first document below, a technical drawing of Rife’s 1933 Universal microscope.
An additional group of drawings survive from the years Rife worked at Rohr Aircraft Corporation. They are shown in Section 2.
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Section 1 - Microscope blueprints and drawings
In 1987, John Crane created a technical drawing of Rife's #3 Universal 1933 microscope. Due to the condition of the blueprint, we offer light and dark renditions of the drawing. The light one allows some details to show that are obscured by the dark version. The document includes a substantial list of parts on the right side.
This darker version of Crane's 1987 drawing allows readability of some numbers and letters that are not visible in the lighter rendition.
This blueprint contains a schematic of barrel prisms in a typical Rife microscope, including details of atypical angles and how they enhanced magnification. Drawn and signed by John Crane.
Diagram of the path of light rays through the optical components of a Rife microscope. Signed by Royal Rife and John Crane.
Diagram of the path of light rays through the optical components of a Rife microscope. Labels of the components are added to the original image to enable easier viewing and analysis.
Diagram of a Rife microscope showing motion capability of its components. Signed by Royal Rife and John Crane.
Diagram of a Rife microscope showing motion capability of its components, with text clarification added to the original image.
A diagram of light pathway through a Rife type of microscopic optical system. While there are no parts notations associated with the numbers in this drawing, comparison can be made with the components from the system in the second line above. Signed by Royal Rife and John Crane; the drawing is on vellum paper.
This is a drawing by Royal Rife of light pathways through prisms showing atypical angles. Signed by Rife.
Diagram of an alternate sub-stage light source, with notes. Signed by Royal Rife and John Crane. On vellum paper.
Technical drawing of a microscope condenser. Unsigned, attributed to Rife by the handwriting.
A diagram of a prismatic system, showing atypical angles. Drawn and signed by John Crane.
Section 2 - Rohr optical drawings by Rife
Reflector unit
Eye piece unit
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Apochromatic photographic and projection lens
Chart for calculating preabili of reflector mirror
Chart for calculating parilax of lens system
Eye piece of measuring scope
Wide angle apochromatic microscope objective lens
Comparison prism assembly
Apochromatic - microscope objective with compensator
Universal focus photographic lens
Light passage of dove prism
Compensation of eye-piece for measuring scope
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