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Magic Lantern Slide of Butterflies

Photo credit: Whipple Museum of the History of Science

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This magic lantern slide was used by Reverend William Henry Dallinger during a public lecture he gave on micro-organisms in 1884. It is part of a set of more than 100 slides used by Dallinger to describe living creatures and species. Dallinger (1839–1909) was born and raised in an Anglican family but became a Methodist when he was 16. In addition to being a minister, Dallinger was dedicated to popularising science and spreading knowledge. Darwin's theory of evolution influenced Dallinger's scientific perspective, and with John James Drysdale, he proposed two claims that were against Henry Bastian (1837–1915), who suggested living form originated from non-living life.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Cambridge

Title

Magic Lantern Slide of Butterflies

Date

1880

Medium

glass

Measurements

H 11 x W 11 cm

Accession number

Wh. 6751 1

Acquisition method

purchased, 2018

Work type

Other

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