Temperley London Circus Zoetrope

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"A zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures. The term zoetrope is from the Greek words zoe, "life" and trope, "turn".
The earliest elementary zoetrope was created in China around 180 AD by the prolific inventor Ting Huan (丁緩). Driven by convection Ting Huan's device hung over a lamp. The rising air turned vanes at the top from which were hung translucent paper or mica panels. Pictures painted on the panels would appear to move if the device is spun at the right speed.[1][2][3][4]
The modern zoetrope was invented in 1833 by British mathematician William George Horner. He called it the 'Daedalum' popularly translated as 'the wheel of the devil' though there is no evidence of this etymology. More likely it is a reference the to Greek myth of Daedalus. It didn't become popular until the 1860s, when it was patented by makers in both England and America. The American developer, William F. Lincoln, named his toy the 'zoetrope', which means 'wheel of life'."
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