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apr 7, 1800 - Désiré Charles Emanuel van Monckhoven

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The attempt of creating permanent pictures of camera images, by employing durable surface coated with a light-sensitive chemical. Unfortunately it failed the creator was able to create silhouettes images and shadow images but not permanently.

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apr 7, 1800
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~ 226 years ago

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