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Photography & DIY
- Publisher: Popular Science
- Editor: Marina Galperina
- Published: June 16, 2024
Since Popular Science published the project, photography has come a long way (for better or for worse).
AT ABOUT THE time when coffee gained ground across the Near East in the 16th century—giving rise to coffee houses which quickly became important cultural centers—optical inventions like the compound microscope and telescope were also making their debut. Among these, the camera obscura became an essential tool for artisans to capture relatively detailed real-world images....
How to make a coffee can camera—in 1961 and today
Many thanks to Marina Galperina, Popular Science Managing Editor.
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