Huhtamo, Erkki (2013). Illusions in Motion: Media Archaeology of the Moving Panorama and Related Spectacles. MIT Press. p. 292. ISBN978-0262018517. This says :The word "Myriorama" was introduced around 1883 by Joseph Poole, who defined it: "If we prefix horama with the Greek myriroi, which signifies "various", we arrive at the latest development of this class of entertainment, 'Myriorama' meaning "to view various scenes and objects."