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Invented in the 1820's by John Paris, an English doctor, the Thaumatrope is a small disk with one image on one side and another image on the other side. Strings are attached to the sides of the disk. When the disk is spun by twirling the strings between the fingers, the two images appear to combine on the disk.
Put part of an image |
Put another part of the |
Spin by twirling the strings between your fingers, the two images will appear to combine |
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