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To operate the zoopraxiscope, press and release the green button. When the light turns on, have your child turn the wheel.

Fun facts to share with your child:
  • This machine is called the Zoopraxiscope.
  • It was invented by a man named Eadward Muybridge.
  • Muybridge took a lot of pictures of the Stanford family and their horses.
  • The zoopraxiscope works in the same way as old-fashioned movie projectors. There are a bunch of pictures inside, and when you spin them really quickly, it makes it look like the pictures are moving!