The boy's own book; a complete encylopedia of all the diversion, athletic, scientific and recreative, of boyhood and youth. (1834)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis, 1834. · leaf 121
a es Nae OPTICAL AMUSEMENTS, 117 a . the Tight. In the middle of the bottom of the box is placed a movable tin lamp, @, which must have two or three good lights, at the height of the _ centre of the polished tin reflector, ec. Inthe front of the box, opposite the reflector, is fixed a tin tube, m,… … such as are represented below ; upon which slid- ers it is that the miniature figures are painted, which ate intended to be shown upon the wall. ‘The distinctness of the enlarged figures depends not only upon the goodness of the magnifying glass, but upon the clearness of the light yielded by the…
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