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The first commercial thaumatrope was registered at Stationers' Hall on 2 April 1825 and published by W. Phillips in London as The Thaumatrope; being Rounds of Amusement or How to Please and Surprise By Turns, sold in boxes of 12 or 18 discs. It included a sheet with mottoes or riddles for each disc, often with a political meaning.
He is a possible inventor of the thaumatrope, ... (1825) and a Treatise on Diet (1826). He also produced memoirs of other physicians for the Royal College, ...
In April 1825 the first thaumatrope was published by W. Phillips (in anonymous association with John Ayrton Paris) and became a popular toy. [35] The pictures on either side of a small cardboard disc seem to blend into one combined image when it is twirled quickly by the attached strings.
This medal is now in the collection of the Geological Museum, Trinity College, Dublin. Around 1825, according to Charles Babbage's autobiography, he invented the thaumatrope, which was later commercially publicised by Dr. John Ayrton Paris (to whom the invention is more usually attributed). [4] He died in London.
Attorney and future U.S. Rep. William Stanbery represented Peter Diamond in an 1825 murder trial. One of the mysteries of the 1825 murder case of Peter Diamond is the spelling of his last name.
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Optical toys form a group of devices with some entertainment value combined with a scientific, optical nature. Many of these were also known as "philosophical toys" when they were developed in the 19th century.