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Also known as kinematograph

thumb| Lumière at the Institut Lumière, France

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thumb| Lumière at the Institut Lumière, France

A cinematograph or kinematograph was an early motion picture film mechanism of various kinds. The name was used for movie cameras as well as film projectors, or for complete systems that also provided means to print films (such as the Lumière).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cinematograph” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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