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Phenakistoscope (Heliocinegraph?) disc of a crawling beetle, by Forester and Nicol, published by John Dunn.
This optical toy was invented by the Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau (1801-1883). It is held with the printed side of the disc facing a mirror. When the disc is spun the viewer looks at its reflection through the apertures on the disc's circumference and the drawings appear to move.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1934-142/2
- Materials:
- cardboard
- Measurements:
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overall: 253 mm,
- type:
- optical toy
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
