Stereopticon - Wikipedia A stereopticon is a slide projector or relatively powerful "magic lantern", which has two lenses, usually one above the other, and has mainly been used to project photographic images
What Is That?: Stereopticon and Stereograph Card - YouTube The LSU Rural Life Museum's Registrar, Katherine Fresina, gives viewers an up close look at the stereopticon and stereograph cards which was an early form of 3D entertainment in the late 1800's
Magic Lantern - mediahistoryproject. org The Magic Lantern (also known as optical lantern or stereopticon) is a projection device: a slide is projected with the help of lenses, condensers and artificial light onto a screen, wall, or other opaque surface
stereopticon - Encyclopedia. com 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
What does STEREOPTICON mean? - Definitions. net A stereopticon is a slide projector or relatively powerful "magic lantern", which has two lenses, usually one above the other, and has mainly been used to project photographic images
Stereopticon - Heritage Johnstown People used a viewer called a “stereopticon” to blended the two pictures into one three-dimensional image Stereo views were a new fad in 1889 Photographers liked being able to sell their pictures this way, since printing photos in newspapers, magazines, or books was still difficult and expensive
Stereopticon - Definition, Usage Quiz | S | Dictionary | Ultimate Lexicon Stereopticon: A stereopticon, often referred to as a “magic lantern,” is a slide projector that combines two images to create a three-dimensional effect It was widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for educational and entertainment purposes
Stereopticon Images (1850-1920) - Primary Source Sets - Special . . . Stereopticon images were the first attempt at creating 3D images using two-dimensional photos Two nearly identical images are printed side-by-side and viewed through a binocular lens, called a stereoscope The phenomenon was discovered in 1838 and has influenced later 3D photographic techniques
Stereopticon - definition of stereopticon by The Free Dictionary stereopticon (ˌstɛrɪˈɒptɪkən; ˌstɪər-) n (Photography) a type of projector with two complete units arranged so that one picture dissolves as the next is forming [C19: from stereo- + Greek optikon, neuter form of optikos optic]