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When was the camera invented?

Retry Correct Incorrect The camera obscura, an optical device that projects an image of the outside world onto a surface, was a precursor to the modern camera. The basic principles of the camera obscura were known to ancient Greeks and Chinese philosophers. It was invented in 1816.

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When was the camera invented?

• 1790
• 1810
• 1820
• 1800