The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular (1877)

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CONTENTS OF CATALOGUE. IX CHAPTER XI..—THE LIME LIGHT. PACK Flame Illuminnti m lal Vaiietit-s in Lime Light 151 No. 1, Alcohol Burner 152 No. 2, House Gas Concentric Burusr 153 Drunimond Light 154 No. 3, Mixed Jet , 155 Dangers Peculiar to Mixed Jet, 155 Annoyances Peculiar to the Mixed Jet 156 Marcy's Triple Jet 158 Oil Sciopticon with Triple Jet. 160 Lime-light Sciopticon 161 Triple Jet Adjustments... 161 Lime-light Adjustments 163 Ratio of Spaces 164 Changing the Scene 166 The Automatic Cut-off. 167 Patent Slide Carrier 169 Both Seiopticons with an in- terchangeable Set of Lenses.. 170 Dissolving Cock 171 Preparation of Oxygen Gas.... 172 Preparation of Hydrogen Gas. 174 Pressure Boards 177 Self-Condensing Cylinders 178 MultuminParvo 181 An Economical Form of Gas Holder for the Lime Light... 182 Other Gas Contrivances 186 Lantern Attachments 188 Microscope Experiments 189 Holman's Siphon Slide 190 Gas Microscope, by Henry Mor- ton, PH. D 191 Sciopticon Microscope Attach- ment 194 The Megascope 195 Sciopticon Kaleidoscope 197 Reflecting Polariscope 199 Refracting Polariscope 200 CONTENTS OF SCIOPTICON CATALOGUE. INTRODUCTION. Notice, Sixth Edition Where to find Explanations, Peculiar Advantages of the Oil Sciopticon Peculiar Advantages of the Gas Sciopticon How to Secure the Fullest Ad vantages of Both Late Improvements Lantern Projections as an Educational Appliance... PAGE ii iii iv xiii xiv PAGB Comparison of the Different Sources of Illumination., xviii The Slide Question- Plain or Colored ? xxi Nature or Art? xxiii Strong or Faint ? xxiii The Bad and the Good xxiv What's in a Name? xxiv Descriptive Lectures xxv Sciopticon Catalogue A r - rangement xxvi PRICE LIST OF SCIOPTICON APPARATUS. PACK .. 1 Oil Sciopticon, etc Gas Sciopticon 2 Gas Bags, Generators, etc 2 Chemicals, Chemical Apparatus, 3 Separate Parts of Apparatus 3 Lantern Attachmeats 4 Combinations and Estimates... 5 Dissolving Views 6