The Evolution of Photography
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What is the camera obscura?

  • A prehistoric Chinese invention (correct)
  • A type of pinhole camera
  • A type of camera invented by Ibn al-Haytham
  • A mathematical concept described by Aristotle and Euclid
  • Who is credited with the creation of the camera?

  • Ibn al-Haytham (correct)
  • Euclid
  • Anthemius of Tralles
  • Aristotle
  • What is the significance of Ibn al-Haytham's work?

  • He created the first camera
  • He discovered the camera obscura (correct)
  • He invented the first true pinhole camera
  • He described the results of a single light passing through a pinhole
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    <p>What is the camera obscura?</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    <p>The camera obscura is a device that produces an image of a scene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    <p>Who utilized a particular kind of camera obscura in his research in the sixth century CE?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Answer 2

    <p>Byzantine mathematician Anthemius of Tralles utilized a particular kind of camera obscura in his research in the sixth century CE.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    Answer 3

    <p>The Arab physicist Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (965–1040) also created a camera obscura.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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