The sciopticon manual. Explaining Marcy's new magic lantern, and light, including magic lantern optics, experiments, photographing and coloring slides, etc (1874)
Marcy, L. J · [Philadelphia] Sherman · leaf 99
that they see only the fountain illumi- nated by the rays coniing from the lantern. When the fountain is made to play, every drop seems transformed into a diamond, and bypassing colored glass in front of the lantern the effect is striking and beautiful; but when the rays from a bisulphide of carbon… … the instrument has to be elevated, to bring the bow upon the screen. By using two lanterns, projecting a view with one and the bow with the other, a very natural effect may be produced. A Magnet and Iron Filings. — Fix a small magnet to a glass slide, and carefully arrange a funnel opening
Lantern projection · Slides (Photography)
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