The Study of Human Anatomy

Prior to the advent of photography, medical practitioners made illustrations to explain their concepts. Duchenne de Boulogne saw potential in the camera’s invention and used it to document his experiments. His use of electric currents to study human anatomy had significant impact on the fields of psychology and electricity. “It is only photography, as truthful as a mirror, which could attain such desirable perfection.”

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