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Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures

Chapters (21)
  1. MAGIC SHADOWS: FOREWORD 0:00
  2. INTRODUCTION 2:25
  3. IT STARTED WITH “A” 10:31
  4. II FRIAR BACON’S MAGIC 34:10
  5. III DA VINCI’S CAMERA 44:15
  6. IV PORTA, FIRST SCREEN SHOWMAN 58:36
  7. V KEPLER AND THE STARS 1:12:27
  8. VI KIRCHER’S 100th ART 1:22:08
  9. VII POPULARIZING KIRCHER’S PROJECTOR 1:52:19
  10. VIII MUSSCHENBROEK AND MOTION 2:10:49
  11. IX PHANTASMAGORIA 2:20:33
  12. X DR. PARIS’ TOY 2:30:31
  13. XI PLATEAU CREATES MOTION PICTURES 2:40:35
  14. XII THE BARON’S PROJECTOR 3:09:06
  15. XIII THE LANGENHEIMS OF PHILADELPHIA 3:25:36
  16. XIV MAREY AND MOVEMENT 3:45:39
  17. XV EDISON’S PEEP-SHOW 4:19:27
  18. XVI FIRST STEPS 4:39:00
  19. XVII WORLD PREMIERES 5:01:18
  20. Appendix II BIBLIOGRAPHY and Acknowledgements 5:29:44
  21. Index 5:49:39
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Narrator
Walter — American Narrator (en-US)
Length
5 hr 52 min
Language
English
Added
October 27, 2026
Source ebook
Project Gutenberg