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Zoetrope Dore Brown Base - MiniThis reproduction of an early optical device employing the phenomenon of "Retinal Persistence" or Image Retention" is a fine piece for explaining how animated movies work. Sir Issac Newton experimented with this concept in the seventeenth century. In 1834 English mathematician George Horner proposed an apparatus that employed a cylindrical form, an open drum with slots at the top and an image strip placed at this bottom. This item is based on his

Crafted of wood with green paint finish accented with brass corner pieces and clasp

This piece is crafted of a polymer drum with a black polymer base

The wooden base is ideal for placement of a commemorative plaque in recognition of achievement or an event

Miniature sundial

One of most popular sundials of 17th

Hand crafted of wood in painted green finish featuring a compass and brass plaque accent with cotton shadow line

and a plumb line on the eastern side that moves along a graduated scale and can be used to adapt the instrument to the latitude of the measure

is in the British Museum of London

This instrument is based on the eastern astrolabe now in the collection of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago made by the the famous craftsman Diyal'al Din Muhammad in 1647

It´s a Universal dial (used on all latitudes)

The original piece

Handcrafted in brass

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