Muybridge

[ mahy-brij ]

/ ˈmaɪ brɪdʒ /

noun

Ead·weard

[ed-werd] /ˈɛd wərd/, Edward James Muggeridge,1830–1904, U.S. photographer, born in England: pioneered in photographic studies of animals and humans in motion.

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Example sentences from the Web for muybridge

Paralytic Child Walking on All Fours (from Muybridge), from that year, is a fine example of this stylistic shift.
Art's Obsessive Genius|Paul Laster|May 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It seems to me that the power in these Muybridge photographs grows upon you.
Patroclus and Penelope|Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Muybridge, as we have seen, used a series of cameras, one for each plate.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
To Muybridge and Anschutz we are greatly indebted for the strides made in instantaneous photography.
Photographic Amusements, Ninth Edition|Walter E. Woodbury and Frank R. Fraprie

It is to the investigations of Mr. Muybridge and M. Marey that we are indebted for the most valuable researches on the subject.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins
The lecture on Tuesday night more than fulfilled the expectations which the audience had formed of Mr. Muybridge's researches.
Descriptive Zoopraxography|Eadweard Muybridge

British Dictionary definitions for muybridge

Muybridge

/ (ˈmaɪbrɪdʒ) /

noun

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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