The Evolution of Photography
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The Evolution of Photography

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What is the camera obscura?

  • A mathematical concept described by Aristotle and Euclid
  • A type of camera invented by Ibn al-Haytham
  • A prehistoric Chinese invention (correct)
  • A type of pinhole camera

    • Who is credited with the creation of the camera?

  • Euclid
  • Ibn al-Haytham (correct)
  • Anthemius of Tralles
  • Aristotle

    • What is the significance of Ibn al-Haytham's work?

  • He described the results of a single light passing through a pinhole
  • He invented the first true pinhole camera
  • He discovered the camera obscura (correct)
  • He created the first camera

    • Question 1

    <p>What is the meaning of camera obscura?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Answer 1

    <p>Camera obscura is a Latin term that refers to a device that creates an image of a scene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Question 2

    <p>Who were the mathematicians that independently described the camera obscura?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Answer 2

    <p>Aristotle and Euclid were the Greek mathematicians who independently described the camera obscura.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Question 3

    <p>Who created the first true pinhole camera?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Answer 3

    <p>The Arab physicist Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) created the first true pinhole camera.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Photography was first discovered in prehistoric China.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Aristotle and Euclid both described the camera obscura independently.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Ibn al-Haytham is credited with creating the pinhole camera.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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