Text: Willem Wagenaar, ‘The origins of the lantern: the true inventor of the magic lantern -- Kircher, Walgenstein or Huygens?’ in NMLJ 1.3 (March 1980)

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HUYGENS, Christiaan (1629-1695)

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HUYGENS, Constantijn (1596-1687)

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HUYGENS, Lodewijk (1631-1699)

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KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680)

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magic lantern – history – technical development

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magic lantern – history

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magic lantern – technical descriptions

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PETIT, Pierre (1617-1687)

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PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804)

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WALGENSTEN, Thomas Rasmussen (c.1627-1681)

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ZAHN, Johannes (1641-1707)

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Text: Willem Wagenaar, ‘The origins of the lantern: the true inventor of the magic lantern -- Kircher, Walgenstein or Huygens?’ in NMLJ 1.3 (March 1980)