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Magic Shadows concerns the origin of motion pictures and describes devices for projecting images, including methods involving mirrors and lenses. The account says Kircher described images of objects projected by the light of a candle and exhibited in a darkened chamber. The discussion identifies sufficient light as the chief problem in Kircher's day and for centuries afterwards, with the final solution coming with electric light.
The account dates the premiere of Edison's Kinetoscope to April 14, 1894. The account states that modern motion picture devices evolved from the Kinetoscope and the Kinetograph camera. The discussion calls projection through a lens the better single method and says combining the methods provided the most light.
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- Martin Quigley
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