magic lantern
Noun
Meaning
an early form of slide projector
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It is impossible to say just what I mean! But as if a magic lantern threw the nerves in patterns on a screen: Would it have been worth while If one, settling a Pillow or throwing off a shawl, And turning toward the window, should say: "That is not it at all, That is not what I meant, at all."
He began experimenting in the 1780s with techniques used to make phantasmagorias, which is basically the use of the magic lantern to conjure up supernatural images such as the devil, phantoms, or ghosts.
History Uncle Tom, from an 1885 magic lantern series.
The praxinoscope was an improvement on the zoetrope that became popular toward the end of the 19th century, citation displacing the zoetrope for practical uses; a magic lantern praxinoscope was demonstrated in the 1880s.
Historically, card games such as whist and contract bridge were opportunities for quiet socializing, as shown in this 1930s magic lantern slide photo taken in Seattle, Washington Any specific card game imposes restrictions on the number of players.
The German priest Athanasius Kircher was often credited as the inventor of the magic lantern.