Четири особе су заслужне за тауматроп.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/anim_history_02.html |title=Animation History Part II{{Ботовски наслов}}] |access-date=22. 01. 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405014547/http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/anim_history_02.html |archive-date=05. 04. 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/cinematic/2/ "Thaumatrope (Magic Circle)" by Eric Faden{{Ботовски наслов}}]</ref>
