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., author · Philadelphia : L.J. Marcy · leaf 184
174 SCIOPTICON MANUAL. ATTACHMENTS FOR USE WITH THE LIME EIGHT. The Lantern Microscope. — This instrument is in¬ tended to show natural objects, suitably prepared and mounted with Canada balsam, between two discs of glass. They consist of details in the anatomy of a bee, wasp, flea, spider, larvse… … mg. 47. gnats, dragon-flies, parasitic and other insects; parts of insects, sections of woods, teeth, bones, fossil bones, shells, lace, silk, muslin, etc. ; and as such objects are smaller than paintings for the lantern, and contain more delicate details, a proportionately higher magnifying power…
Lantern projection · Slides (Photography)
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