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An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes th…

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  1. n. An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.
  2. An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.
  3. An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, whichwhen turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes oflight passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timingthe succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to bemotionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.