Chronophotography is a Victorian application of science (the study of movement), and art (photography). Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ... For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... The term Movement has a variety of different meanings: Physical movement between points in space (A to B). The amount of movement is called distance. ... Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the technique of recording and generating permanent images, by the capturing and preservation of physical stimulus-patterns on a layer of photosensitive material. ...

The word is from the Greek chronos and photography, "pictures of time." The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... In Greek mythology, Chronos (often mystically confused with the Titan Cronus) was the personification of time. ...

Notable chronophotographers include Eadweard Muybridge, Etienne-Jules Marey, Ottomar Anschütz. The Horse in Motion Eadweard Muybridge (April 9, 1830 – May 8, 1904) was a British-born photographer, known primarily for his early use of multiple cameras to capture motion. ...

See also: History of cinema Origins of motion picture arts and sciences Any overview of the history of cinema would be remiss to fail to at least mention a long history of literature, storytelling, narrative drama, art, mythology, puppetry, shadow play, cave paintings and perhaps even dreams. ...