Living pictures; their history, photoproduction and practical workingWith a digest of British patents and annotated bibliography . 218 LIVING FICTUKJES. per se ; other causes may result in catastrophes, but:they are common to all projecting apparatus. If a gas-cylinder bursts, that surely cannot be attributed to theprojecting apparatus; such things may occur at anylantern show ; in fact, the most sensational accident ofthis description occurred at Fenchurch Street railwaystation, in the absence of any lantern whatever. As regards the question of lighting, it is somewhatout of place here, being
Living pictures; their history, photoproduction and practical workingWith a digest of British patents and annotated bibliography . 218 LIVING FICTUKJES. per se ; other causes may result in catastrophes, but:they are common to all projecting apparatus. If a gas-cylinder bursts, that surely cannot be attributed to theprojecting apparatus; such things may occur at anylantern show ; in fact, the most sensational accident ofthis description occurred at Fenchurch Street railwaystation, in the absence of any lantern whatever. As regards the question of lighting, it is somewhatout of place here, being common to all branches ofprojection work, and it is manifest that the system oflighting employed need not, and, indeed, does not,affect the mechanism employed for the presentation of Living Pictures, althoughits power has a consider-able influence on theresult when shown onthe screen. Still a fewgeneral principles maybe suggested. For safetyand power the arc-lampis pre-eminent, and withthe rapid extension ofbiG. 240. public electric lighting it should not be long beforecurrent is available in all large lecture halls. If ele
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