In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PRAXINOSCOPE
Noun
praxinoscope (plural praxinoscopes)
(historical) An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.
Source: Wiktionary
Prax*in"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.] (Opt.)
Definition: An instrument, similar to the phenakistoscope, for presenting to view, or projecting upon a screen, images the natural motions of real objects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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