THAUMATROPE SET
Thaumatrope set. In 1676, the physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton made known the research he had been carrying out for several years on the additive synthesis of colour and retinal persistence. His famous disc was a demonstration of these principles.
Many years passed during which different scientists and researchers expanded this knowledge and thus, in 1760, Jean Antoine Nollet devised a spinning top made up of only half of its profile, which when spun reproduced the complete figure virtually.
Years later, in 1825, based on this experiment, John Ayrton Paris invented the thaumatrope, which consists of a cardboard disc between 6 and 7 cm in diameter, on which each of its faces is drawn a complementary image (the best known is that of the bird and the cage). By spinning them rapidly between the fingers using threads or strings, both overlap, creating the optical illusion by which the bird enters the cage.
It is a curious, educational and dynamic game, which can also inspire our own imagination to create new figures. It can also be done by breaking down the letters of a message and turning it to read the entire message.
Our set is made up of ten different discs, reproductions of those used during the 19th century, and is presented in a wooden box very suitable for housing its contents.
Measurements:
Disc diameter: 6.5 cm
VAT INCLUDED
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumatrope
WATCH VIDEO (some of the illustrations are different)
