jan 1, 1685 - Camera Obscura and pinhole camera
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Camera obscura also referred to as pinhole image, is the natural optical phenomenon that occurs when an image of a scene at the other side of a screen. The box form of Camera Obscura was invented by Johann Zahn in 1685. It was especially popular in the 1830s.
source: physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Optics/Camera_Obscura/Camera_Obscura.html
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