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Probably the balloon but kites were used from 1888: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Batut
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Who invented aerial photography?
The first person to fly with a camera.The French photographer and balloonist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known as "Nadar", did this in 1858 over Paris, France.
Which came first writing or photography?
Writing came first long before photography.
Which came first Navigational compass cartography photography or internet?
The compass, cartography, photography then the internet in that order.
How many stairs are there to the first platform and second platform in the eifel tower?
about total around 10,000 stairs
What first system of still photography using metal plates had general success?
no !
Who invented the first bird's eye view?
aerial photography
When did the first aerial photography take place?
1858 by Gaspar Felix Tournachon who took a picture from a balloon of the village of Petit-Becetre in France.
How was the first aerial photography done?
Arthur Batut (1846-1918) attached a camera to a kite. When a lighted fuse burned to its end, the camera shutter was triggered and a photograph taken.
Who invented aerial photography?
The first person to fly with a camera.The French photographer and balloonist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known as "Nadar", did this in 1858 over Paris, France.
Why is the civil war called the first modern war?
it was the first war where widespread use of mechanized and electrified devices like railroad trains, aerial observation, telegraph, photography, torpedoes, mines, ironclad ships and rifles occurred.
When did First Allied Airborne Army end?
First Allied Airborne Army ended in 1945.
When was First Allied Airborne Army created?
First Allied Airborne Army was created in 1944.
When were aerial photographs first taken and how were the cameras carried high above the ground to take them?
I believe there was such photography done during the Civil War using balloons. It may have been done earlier too.
Which came first writing or photography?
Writing came first long before photography.
Why didnt mapmakers in the 1800s make use of aerial photography?
Airplanes weren't invented until 1903, so the 1800's is too early. In the civil war hot air ballons were used for the first aerial reconnaissance. Photography was also just invented in 1830 and the camera used was VERY big and heavy. It stood on a tripod with a glass plate for the negative and to develop the photo took some very toxic chemicals and the picture was either on glass, cardboard, or tin. The first photos taken of war was in the civil war by Mathew Brady.
When where and by whom was the first aerial journey made?
first aerial journey was made in paris by pilatre de rozier on 15 october 1783
Who designed the first Air Recon Camera for Aircraft?
Aerial photography had been utilized ever since balloons took to the air. Wilbur Wright took photos from the air. However, US inventer Sherman M. Fairchild (1896-1971) may be credited with designing the best aerial reconnaissance camera for aircraft, as his design was utilized for over fifty years.
