Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

Giphantia

Or a View of What Has Passed, What Is Now Passing, and, During the Present Century, What Will Pass, in the World.

by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche

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Language: English
Content type: Fiction

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"Giphantia" by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche is a novel published in 1760. The title is an anagram of the author's given name. In this remarkable work, the author envisions a process strikingly similar to photography—nearly a century before its invention. Elementary spirits demonstrate a technique for capturing and fixing reflected light rays onto canvas using a viscous substance, creating permanent images that mirrors cannot retain. This prescient vision describes pictures made "in the twinkle of an eye" that time cannot damage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Or a View of What Has Passed, What Is Now Passing, and, During the Present Century, What Will Pass, in the World. Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.	2019-08-04	Project Gutenberg	English	—	Public domain (USA)	Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)