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Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century magic lantern slide with Scottish dancer
Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with man riding backwards on a hog
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with horse rearing up
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with woman struggling with umbrella in the wind and rain
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with boy chasing girl round a pillar
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with soldier catching a pig by the tail
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with girl and skipping rope and boy bouncing ball
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with man eating man
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century magic lantern slide 'Goblins of the Glen'
Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with a figure on a rock sinking beneath the waves
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with man playing a violin
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with acrobat and bouncing ball
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with bear reaching for honey
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with two figures on a seesaw
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with figure climbing a ladder and eaten by a lamp
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with monkey wearing a hat
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with boy riding a rocking horse
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century magic lantern slide with bat flapping its wings
Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with man opening a door to a demon
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century praxinoscope with six scenes
Praxinoscope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with jumping zebra and swinging monkey
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century praxinoscope with six scenes
Praxinoscope animated to create an illusion of motion.
TED-Ed
Animation Basics: The Option Illusion of Motion
From creating simple flip books to watching Saturday morning cartoons, we have all experienced the magic of animation. But how is it that a series of still images can be brought to life? It all has to do with the speed at which our brain...