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As soon as motion pictures were invented, they were applied in the recording of scientific phenomena. The recording of an experiment in which a number of things happen at about the same time is especially appropriate for motion-picture recording. There are many occasions on which the cinematography can be carried out at normal speeds. There are other situations, however, in which the changes occur very slowly, so slowly that the eye does not discern the change. One example is the opening of a flower blossom. In such a situation the technique used is to take successive pictures at intervals of, ...(100 of 19892 words)

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