Fantascope: optical toy depending on persistence

Fantascope: optical toy depending on persistence of vision for its effect. Disc with multiple images of cat chasing a bird. Pictures spun on spindle and its reflection viewed in looking glass (mirror), giving impression of the cat jumping over the wall. From TM Baynes Fantascope, Ackermann, London, 1833. Aquatint

1833 Ackermann Aquatint Baynes Chasing Depending Disc Effect Impression Multiple Optical Optics Persistence Physiology Spindle Spun Viewed Vision

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