QUIZ: Guess Which Decade These Vintage Items Were Invented
When was the camera invented?

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The camera obscura, an optical device that projects an image of the outside world onto a surface, was a precursor to the modern camera. The basic principles of the camera obscura were known to ancient Greeks and Chinese philosophers. It was invented in 1816.
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When was the camera invented?
- 1800
- 1820
- 1810
- 1790
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