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The camera was invented by William Henry Fox Talbot. He had invented it in 1833
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The first ever permanently fixed image was produced in 1827 by Nicéphore Niépce.
As with most inventions, general curiosity about whether something could be done.
There were minature 'spy' cameras in late Victorian times, around 1880/1890.
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You can use Magnesium as a camera flashbulb because it is a metal and when ignited lights up like the sun. do not look directly at it or you will be seeing spots for hours
Sir Joseph Bazalgette is the man who invented the Victorian sewers.
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who invented victorian hobbyhorse
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