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XRH1711252: Thaumatrope: in 1825 John Ayrton Paris marketed his magic disc the thaumatrope (miracle wheel), on one side an empty cage is drawn, on the other a bird, the disc is held by a string. By turning it we have the illusion that the bird is in the cage while the eye never sees either the cage or the bird at the same time., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images