Chapter II: The original communication made to the British Association, at their meeting in Leeds, September 1858, in a paper "On an apparatus for exhibiting optical illusions, illustrating spectral phenomena", pp. 40-41
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Chapter II: The original communication made to the British Association, at their meeting in Leeds, September 1858, in a paper "On an apparatus for exhibiting optical illusions, illustrating spectral phenomena", pp. 40-41
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Billy Rose Theatre Division book file
The Ghost! as produced in the spectre drama, popularly illustrating the marvellous optical illusions obtained by the apparatus called the Dircksian phantasmagoria : being a full account of its history, construction, and various adaptations
Names
Dircks, Henry, 1806-1873 (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1863
Place: London
Publisher: E. and F.N. Spon
Library Location
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MZC [RBS] 97-879 (Dircks, H. Ghost)
Subjects
Magic tricks -- Equipment and supplies
Optical illusions
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13357164
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72942600-c61d-012f-aaf9-58d385a7bc34
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1863
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Chapter II: The original communication made to the British Association, at their meeting in Leeds, September 1858, in a paper "On an apparatus for exhibiting optical illusions, illustrating spectral phenomena", pp. 40-41" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72942600-c61d-012f-aaf9-58d385a7bc34
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1863). Chapter II: The original communication made to the British Association, at their meeting in Leeds, September 1858, in a paper "On an apparatus for exhibiting optical illusions, illustrating spectral phenomena", pp. 40-41 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72942600-c61d-012f-aaf9-58d385a7bc34
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Chapter II: The original communication made to the British Association, at their meeting in Leeds, September 1858, in a paper "On an apparatus for exhibiting optical illusions, illustrating spectral phenomena", pp. 40-41" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72942600-c61d-012f-aaf9-58d385a7bc34
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