The use of lanterns began during antiquity. There are references to the use of lanterns in Greek literature, as well as The Bible. Today, lanterns vary in how they are constructed and what energy is used to provide the light. Mantle lanterns can use a gas chamber, pressurized fuel, protein or kerosene.
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the lantern clock was invented by john latern in the same year jesus died. you can read more on my website lemonparty.org
He invented the time candle & the lantern.
Dates back too far to know.
It is actually well known that the lantern's inventor is untraceable do to the fact of wide lantern usage throughout the world and throughout history. The Chinese used to catch fireflies to put in a lantern temporarily. It is because of the many versions, wide usage history, and diversity that give the lantern an untraceable inventor.
The character of Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940) .
The first projector was invented by Christiaan Huygens in the 1650s. It was called the Magic Lantern and was made to project images on a surface.
It is believed that the Chinese first invented lanterns.So it is called Chinese lantern.
'The Magic Lantern was the forerunner of the modern slide projector. However, researchers do not know who invented the first one. In 1676, a type of Magic Lantern called the Sturm Lantern was invented and it may have been one of the first. The first lantern slide producers made their slides using albumen-coated plates and, after a short period, switched to wet-collodion plates. The introduction of dry plate processes, as well as mass-produced lantern slide kits, made the slides easier for amateur photographers to produce and also made them more accessible to schools and universities.'
"Lantern" is found in the Bible (John), so it is at least that old. However, "lamps" lit with olive oil - also used for the lantern in Christ's time - can be found as far back as Exodus 27 in the Jewish Tanakh (Bible OT), which would date it circa 1445 BCE.
Candle lighting in night or in dark. Chinese lantern is popular in eastern world.
The first projector was referred to as the Magic Lantern. This device, which utilized hand-painted slides contained within a wooden box, was invented by Christiaan Huygens in the 1650s.