n.
A magic lantern, especially one with two projectors arranged so as to produce dissolving views.
[New Latin : STEREO- + Greek optikon, neuter of optikos, optic; see optic.]
stereopticon
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ster·e·op·ti·con (stĕr'ē-ŏp'tĭ-kŏn', stîr'-) 
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Stereopticon, American term for a magic lantern; but coined apparently by the Langenheim brothers in the 1860s to describe a twin-projector system permitting dissolves between two sets of (non-stereoscopic) photographic or painted slides.
— Robin Lenman
| Columbia Encyclopedia: stereopticon |
stereopticon (stĕrēŏp'tĭkən), optical projection instrument making multiple use of the magic lantern. The magic lantern uses lenses to throw on a screen a magnified image from a transparent slide or from an opaque object such as a photograph or the page of a book. The stereopticon combines two or three magic lanterns to focus, in the same area of light on the screen or wall, dissolving views or combinations of images.
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A stereopticon is a slide projector or "magic lantern", which has two lenses, usually one above the other. These devices date back to the mid 19th century,[1] and were a popular form of entertainment and education before the advent of moving pictures. Americans William and Frederick Langenheim introduced stereopticon slide technology — slide shows of projected photographs on glass — in 1850. For a fee of ten cents, people could view realistic photographs with nature, history, and science themes. At first, the shows used random images, but over time, lanternists began to place the slides in logical order, creating a narrative. This "visual storytelling" directly preceded the development of the first moving pictures.[2] The term stereopticon has been widely misused to name a stereoscope. A stereopticon will not project or display stereoscopic / three-dimensional (3-D) images. The two lenses are used to dissolve between images when projected. All stereopticons can be classified as magic lanterns, but not all magic lanterns are stereopticons.
See also
References
- ^ Robinson, David (1996). From Peep Show to Palace: The Birth of American Film. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231103395.
- ^ Clee, Paul (2005). Before Hollywood: From Shadow Play to the Silver Screen. Clarion Books. ISBN 0618445331.
Further reading
- Lev, Peter; Charles Musser et al. (2003). Transforming the Screen, 1950-1959. University of California Press. ISBN 0520085337.
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