History. Joseph Plateau of Belgium is generally credited with the invention of the stroboscope in 1832, when he used a disc with radial slits which he turned while viewing images ...
stroboscope (strŏb`əskōp), optical instrument for making a moving object appear to be slowed down or stationary. This effect is created by interrupting the observer's view so ...
stro·bo·scope (str b-sk p) n. Any of various instruments used to observe moving objects by making them appear stationary, especially with pulsed illumination or mechanical ...
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