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The magic lantern

Magic lantern
Magic lantern

Here's another pill of curiosity and knowledge.

Today's topic deals with an ancient instrument that when it was put on display was seen as..."magical": "the magic lantern".

The magic lantern was used as a projection tool. Its operation involved the projection of images painted on glass onto a wall in a dark room, by means of a closed box containing a candle as a source of illumination for the projection. In fact, by exploiting the light that reflected on the glass, the image painted on the glass was projected onto the wall.

Simply put, it is the precursor of cinema on film!



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