Optical projection: a treatise on the use of the lantern in exhibition and scientific demonstration (1906)

Record Details:

Title:
Optical projection: a treatise on the use of the lantern in exhibition and scientific demonstration
Date:
1906
Author:
Wright, Lewis, 1838-1905
Publisher:
London, New York, Bombay : Longmans, Green and Co.
Volume:
Optical projection: a treatise on the use of the lantern in exhibition and scientific demonstration
Leaf #:
0008
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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