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may 27, 1603 - Invention of the Magic Lantern

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Invented by Venetian inventor Giovanni Fontana. It is described as "an image projector using pictures on sheets of glass". Since some sheets contain moving parts, it is considered the first example of projected animation.

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may 27, 1603
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~ 422 years ago

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