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zoetrope

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zoetrope

Summary

zoetrope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,579 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • zoetrope is credited with the discovery of William George Horner[2].
  • zoetrope's based on is recorded as phénakistoscope[3].
  • zoetrope is a type of optical toy[4].
  • zoetrope's Commons category is recorded as Zoetrope[5].
  • zoetrope's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1834[6].
  • zoetrope's derivative work is recorded as praxinoscope[7].

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Definition and Type

zoetrope is a type of optical toy[4].

Why It Matters

zoetrope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,579 views/month).[1] zoetrope has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] zoetrope is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → zoetropes
    Based on → phénakistoscope
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → optical toy
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: zoetropes"
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