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  • 81shadowplay — shadow play PhotoDisc, Inc. n. A play presented by casting shadows of puppets or actors on a screen. Also called shadowgraph, shadow show. * * * …

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  • 82radiograph — /ray dee oh graf , grahf /, n. 1. Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x rays or nuclear radiation. v.t. 2. to make a radiograph of. [1875 80; RADIO + GRAPH] * * * …

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  • 83shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen. Also called shadowgraph, shadow pantomime, shadow show, shadow theater. [1890 95] * * *       type of theatrical entertainment performed with… …

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  • 84motion-picture technology — Introduction       the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… …

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  • 85photography, technology of — Introduction       equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs.  The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… …

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  • 86David (Fu Manchu) Bamberg — David Tobias Theodore Bamberg (Fu Manchu) Born David Tobias Bamberg February 19, 1904(1904 02 19) Derby, England, U.K. Died August 19, 1974(1974 08 19) (aged 70) Buenos Aires, Argentina Occupation …

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  • 87Max Holden (magic) — Max Holden Born William Holden Maxwell August 20, 1884(1884 08 20) Glasgow, Scotland, UK Died …

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  • 88Summer Olympic Coins (2000–present) — In 1951, the government of Finland authorized the striking of the first modern Olympic coin, a 500 Markka. At first, the coins circulated as currency in the issuing country and the mintages were high. In borrowing from the traditions of ancient… …

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  • 90Operational instruments of the Royal Observer Corps — Main article: Royal Observer Corps ROC post observers in an underground monitoring post during a Cold War training exercise. The BPI dial can be seen in the background with a teletalk, FSM radiac instrument and a WB400 receiver on the desk The… …

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