Zoetrope

Zoetrope

Viewing slits are made above a paper strip of images (that could easily be replaced with another set of images) which would then sit on a paper or card disc base. The cylinder will then spin to a range of images that provide the viewer with the illusion of moving images. Once spun fast enough, the zoetrope is created to enable more than one person to see the illusions. 

William Horner invented the zoetrope in 1834. 
William Horner was born in England in 1786 and passed away in 1837. Horner was a headmaster and a mathematician, creating The Zoetrope with the intention of teaching his students with it, making it more convenient for more than one person to view it at a time. 

The zoetrope is a more updated and improved version of the phenakistoscope as it does not require a mirror to view the images as well as it enabling more than one person to view it at a time.