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Muybridge

American  
[mahy-brij] / ˈmaɪ brɪdʒ /

noun

  1. Eadweard Edward James Muggeridge, 1830–1904, U.S. photographer, born in England: pioneered in photographic studies of animals and humans in motion.


Muybridge British  
/ ˈmaɪbrɪdʒ /

noun

  1. Eadweard (ˈɛdwəd), original name Edward James Muggeridge. 1830–1904, US photographer, born in England; noted for his high-speed photographic studies of animals and people in motion

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The clarifying photos would go on to generate something even more exciting for the photographer, Eadweard Muybridge.

From Slate May 25, 2026

The exhibition also features works from scientist Harold Edgerton and photographer Eadweard Muybridge that explore the history of motion studies and time-lapse photography.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

The most famous experiment was made in 1878 by English photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who photographed running horses and replayed the images on a machine he called the Zoopraxiscope.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

He invokes what is thought to be the very first moving image, captured by the 19th-century inventor and adventurer Eadweard Muybridge, of a man on horseback.

From New York Times Jul. 20, 2022

Muybridge utilized these films for the photographic analysis of animal motion.

From Marvels of Modern Science by Severing, Paul

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