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flip book

optical toy
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flip book
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flip book

Summary

flip book is a type of book[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • flip book is credited with the discovery of Pierre-Hubert Desvignes[3].
  • flip book is credited with the discovery of John Linett Barnes[4].
  • flip book's instance of is recorded as type of book[5].
  • flip book is a type of optical toy[6].
  • flip book is a type of toy and movable books[7].
  • flip book's Commons category is recorded as Flipbook[8].
  • flip book's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1860[9].
  • flip book's significant event is recorded as patent application process[10].

Body

Definition and Type

flip book's instance of is recorded as type of book[5]. Recorded subclass of include optical toy[6] and toy and movable books[7].

Why It Matters

flip book has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Subclass of → optical toy, toy and movable books
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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