Zoetrope

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Now, lets proceed with Zoetrope shall we? Zoetrope is an animated vintage toy that was originally developed in 1830s. A zoetrope is a device that produces the illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static pictures. The zoetrope consists of a cylinder with slits cut vertically in the sides. On the inner surface of the cylinder is a band with images from a set of sequenced pictures. The person just have to look through the slits at the pictures across when the cylinder start spinning. The scanning of the slits keeps the pictures from blurring together, and the person will see a rapid succession of images, producing the illusion of motion.

More on the zoetrope, it was invented by William Horner in 1834, who originally called it a Daedalum meaning 'The Wheel of the Devil'.  The zoetrope was build based on Plateau's phenakistoscope, but was more convenient since it did not require a viewing mirror and allowed more than one person to use it at the same time. Horner's invention strangely became forgotten for nearly thirty years until 1867, when it became patented in England by M. Bradley, and in America by William F. Lincoln.  Lincoln renamed the Daedalum, giving it the name of "zoetrope," or "wheel of life."

The zoetrope uses the persistence of motion principle to create an illusion of motion. It consists of a simple drum with an open top, supported on a central axis. A sequence of hand-drawn pictures on strips of paper are placed around the inner bottom of the drum. Slots are cut at equal distances around the outer surface of the drum, just above where the picture strips were to be positioned. In order to create an illusion of motion, the drum is spun. The faster the rate of spin, the smoother the progression of images.  A viewer can look through the wall of the zoetrope from any point around it, and see a rapid progression of images.  The design of the zoetrope enable more than one person to use the zoetrope at the same time.

Zoetrope