Zoopraxiscope
an early type of motion-picture projector, designed by eadweard muybridge, in which the images were drawings or photographs placed along the rim of a circular gl-ss plate, the shutter was a rotating opaque disk with radial slots, and a limelight source was used.
historical examples
the effects of the zoopraxiscope made up one of the most unique and instructive entertainments imaginable.
descriptive zoopraxography eadweard muybridge
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