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stereopticon

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stereopticon , 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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stereopticon

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	From stereopticon to Google: technology and school library standards. Magazine article from: Teacher Librarian; 4/1/2008
	Think It's New? Think Again!(mechanical and digital projectors)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics; 4/1/2001
	Stereo on a Shoestring. Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 8/1/1999