Photography

In 1839, Frenchman Louis Daguerre invented the first camera. The Daguerreotype, a metal plate coated with silver iodide, was exposed to light through a small hole in the camera.

The plate was removed and treated with mercury fumes. Later the plate was washed and treated with table salt to prevent fading.

 

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