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O2-02: ZOETROPE AND PRAXINOSCOPE

PURPOSE: Individual demonstration of persistence of vision.

DESCRIPTION: The zoetrope and the praxinoscope are moving picture toys dating from the 19th century. The doodad is rotated while you view it through the slits on the side, so that a series of still pictures is converted into an apparently moving picture strip.

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REFERENCES: (PIRA unknown.) See Demonstration Reference File for information on these gizzits.

EQUIPMENT: Zoetrope and praxinoscope on mounts.

SETUP TIME: None.


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