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Definition of Magic lantern
1. Noun. An early form of slide projector.
Definition of Magic lantern
1. Noun. An old name for a slide projector. ¹
2. Noun. An early form of slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magic Lantern
Literary usage of Magic lantern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"The magic lantern was invented by Athanasius Kircher. together, give the same
sum, namely 34. This is, however, only one of a great number of ways in which ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1865)
"On the Application of Photography and the Magic, Lantern to Class Demonstrations
in Microscopio Science and Natural- History Bii SAMUEL ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"Stand the strainer with the back toward the magic lantern, on the bottom edge,
on the table, against the stick, and at right angles to the side of the table ..."
4. Treatise on Optics by David Brewster, Alexander Dallas Bache (1854)
"The magic lantern, an invention of Kircher, is shown in fig. 154., where L is a
lamp with a powerful Argand burner, placed in a dark lantern. ..."
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