Who invented or discovered the optical illusion?

Answer 1

It was known to the more cosmopolitan Greek philosphers. types of sun dials using mirrors and one side dark, one side silvered- a primitive form of artificial horizon were used as not only magic props but engineering instruments on building sites. Greek science suffered from class distinctions, Philosophers did it all on paper, and looked down at experimental science or invention as something ( Blue Collar) of course some did experiment, like Archimedes. As he discovered the principles of buoyancy while taking a bath- Eureka! The French quantum-leaped this to consider him the father or founder of the submarine, and have named subs in his honor, in French that is Archimede, no s. so it goes. optical illustions were popular in the renaissance and if given more scientific development- such things as trick mirrors, may have evolved into Photography/and or motion pictures. the cyclorama- known in Elizabethan times was a worthy forerunner of both. It had some limitations in subject matter- parades, funeral processiions, Naval and land battles, were frequent topics,. the scrolls were unwound manually or by a clockwork mechanism, given some Think-tankery- might have evolved into Movies.