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RPI/7/22
Title
The Ghost! by Henry Dircks
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- 1863 (Creation)
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1 volume, Printed document
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(Aug 1838-1881)
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Book entitled: 'The Ghost!', written by Henry Dircks (London: E & F N Spon, 1863). Subtitle reads: '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.'
In this volume, Dircks presents his dispute with the Polytechnic Institution, and John Henry Pepper, over the use and attribution of his invention.
In this volume, Dircks presents his dispute with the Polytechnic Institution, and John Henry Pepper, over the use and attribution of his invention.
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R70