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Cos`mo`ra´ma    (k?z`m?-r?´m? or -r?´m?)
n.1.An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views most closely represent reality.
cosmorama
a display of scenes of different parts of the world. — cosmoramic, adj.
See also: Representation
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Riferendosi al Mondo nuovo, il popolare cosmorama o macchina ottica che permetteva, guardando dai fori praticati sul fianco di una cassetta, di ammirare illuminati e ingranditi panorami e costumi di tutti i paesi, Lunardo confida orgogliosamente all'amico Simon: "Mio pare, co giera zovene, el me diseva: Vustu veder il Mondo niovo o vustu che te daga do soldi?
Goldoni oggi (1707-2007) by Fido, Franco / Italica
 
 
 
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