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Zoetropes turn a strip of pictures into apparent motion
A zoetrope holds a sequence of pictures inside a slotted cylinder. As it turns, viewers look through the slots at the opposite images and perceive motion. Several people can watch it at once, unlike some earlier disc-based devices.
Turning the container reveals the movement represented in the pictures.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05