Julius Laschott and his Dissolving Views

Julius Laschott was best known for his "dissolving views" but he began as and remained a magician, performing sleight of hand and "chemical and physical experiments" in his shows. Born Joseph Tschernoth in Ljubljana he studied Physics in Graz and began his stage career in 1842. His dissolving views were favourably compared to Döbler's and his skill in magic was said to rival that of both Döbler and Bosco. There is also new information here on Döbler and his Oxyhydrogen microscope and on the career of another rival Carl Schuh.