the zoetrope

the zoetrope was a invented in 1834 in england by william horner he called it the " daedalum " that means the wheel of the devil it was not popular till 1860 s
the pictures were drawn on a strip which could be set around the bottom thrid of a metal drum with slits now cut in the upper section of the drum the drum was placed on a spindle so the drum will spin around. the faster the drum spand the smoother the images are produced

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