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zoetrope

pre-cinema animation device
Class type of: optical toy Q218273

Facts

5 properties
Based on
phénakistoscope[2]
Subclass of
optical toy[3]
Derivative work
praxinoscope[5]
Discoverer or inventor
William George Horner[1]
Time of discovery or invention
1834[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en zoetrope de Zoetrop de Zootrop de Wundertrommel el ζοωτροπιο es zootropo es zoótropo fa زوتروپ fi zoetrooppi fr zootrope he זואיטרופ hu zoetróp it Zootropio ja 回転のぞき絵 ko 조이트로프 nl zoötroop ru зоотроп zh 生動輪
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Zoetrope (AM 2001.6.1-2).jpg ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300211267
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID
scot/3357
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/zoetrope
Freebase ID
/m/089qp
Harper's tag
zoetropes
National Library of Latvia ID
000362566
Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging
14853
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
994290
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
4002058

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🔗 Connections
Based on 1
phénakistoscope
Created notable works 1
William George Horner
Derivative work 1
praxinoscope
Discoverer or inventor 1
William George Horner
← Based on 1
praxinoscope
← Derivative work 1
phénakistoscope
← FactGrid item ID 1
Harborne
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → zoetropes
    Based on → phénakistoscope
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → optical toy
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Harper's tag: zoetropes"
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