"alethoscope" meaning in English

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        "An instrument, invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified pictures by means of a single lens inside a box. By varying the intensity of the light, the same picture can be shown as \"daytime\" or \"nighttime\"."
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        "(historical) An instrument, invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified pictures by means of a single lens inside a box. By varying the intensity of the light, the same picture can be shown as \"daytime\" or \"nighttime\"."
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