Magic lantern
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The magic lantern, also known by its Latin name lanterna magica, is an early type of image projector that uses pictures—paintings, prints, or photographs—on transparent plates, usually made of glass,
A 19th century magic lantern with printed slide incorrectly inserted (upright, which would be projected by the lantern as an inverted picture)
A magic lantern slide by Carpenter and Westley
A page of Willem 's Gravesande's 1720 book Physices Elementa Mathematica with Jan van Musschenbroek's magic lantern projecting a monster. The depicted lantern is one of the oldest known preserved examples, and is in the collection of Museum Boerhaave, Leiden
A paper rimmed mass-produced slide
Projector
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A projector or image projector is an optical device that projects an image onto a surface, commonly a projection screen. Most projectors create an image by shining a light through a small transparent
Magic lantern
…The magic lantern, also known by its Latin name lanterna magica, is an early type of image projector that uses pictures—paintings, prints, or photographs—on transparent plates, usually made of glass, one or more lenses, and a light source. Because a…
Acer projector, 2012
DLP type home theatre projector in use
Ancient camera obscura effect caused by balistrarias in the Castelgrande in Bellinzona
Giovanni Fontana's drawing from c. 1420 of a figure with lantern projecting a winged demon