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Louis Daguerre and the Daguerreotype

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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De Gare's Camera Obscura

Camera obscura, which means dark chamber in latin is a concept that's been around since antiquity. This was not a new technology when de gar was alive. But he thought that somehow it could be used to project images and also capture light. He had access to optics experts thanks to his friend charles chevalier.

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