Praxinoscope. Historical engraving of a praxinoscope,invented by M. Reynaud of Paris,France. This was a nineteenth century precursor to the cine camera. As with cinematography,the praxinoscope depended on persistence of vision to create the illusion of a moving image. 16 pictures of a movement that occurred in one second,such as a galloping horse,were mounted in sequence on to a revolving drum (centre). When viewing the revolving drum though a slit (not seen),the pictures appeared to move | |
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