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Who is credited with inventing the camera obscura?
Who is credited with inventing the camera obscura?
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Isaac Newton
- Galileo Galilei
- Aristotle (correct)
What is a camera obscura?
What is a camera obscura?
- A device that captures light
- A box with a pinhole opening (correct)
- A type of lens
- A dark chamber
What did scientists and artists become fascinated with in the camera obscura?
What did scientists and artists become fascinated with in the camera obscura?
- The size of the camera obscura
- The way images were projected onto the opposite wall
- The way light refracted through the lens (correct)
- The way the pinhole opening controlled light
What did early innovators of photography personify in their process?
What did early innovators of photography personify in their process?
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Why did art critics dismiss mechanical photography?
Why did art critics dismiss mechanical photography?
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