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phénakistoscope

first widespread animation device that created a fluid illusion of motion
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phénakistoscope

Summary

phénakistoscope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • phénakistoscope is credited with the discovery of Joseph Plateau[2].
  • phénakistoscope is a type of optical toy[3].
  • phénakistoscope's Commons category is recorded as Phenakistoscope[4].
  • phénakistoscope's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1832[5].
  • phénakistoscope's derivative work is recorded as zoetrope[6].

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Definition and Type

phénakistoscope is a type of optical toy[3].

Why It Matters

phénakistoscope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month).[1] phénakistoscope has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] phénakistoscope is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Joseph Plateau

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Joseph Plateau
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