The magic lantern or Laterna Magica is an early type of image projector employing pictures on sheets of glass. It was developed in the 17th century and commonly used for educational and entertainment purposes. Constructed by Moses Holden between 1814–15. These were made for the purpose of illustrating his astronomical lectures.[https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Holden,_Moses_(DNB00)]

A magic lantern is an early type of image projector, an ancestor of the modern slide projector.