Magic lantern
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magic-lantern-208-8066582
title:
Magic lantern
text:
The magic lantern, also known by its Latin name lanterna magica, was an early type of image projector that used pictures—paintings, prints, or photographs—on transparent plates, one or more lenses, and a light source. Because a single lens inverts an image projected through it, slides were inserted upside down in the magic lantern, rendering the projected image correctly oriented. It was mostly developed in the 17th century and commonly used for entertainment purposes. It was increasingly used f
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of image projector
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern
date created:
2001-12-18T18:23:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T08:46:50Z
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