The camera is a relatively new invention, dating back to the ______(1)______. However, the science of photography dates back centuries, with the first example being invented by a scientist around ______(2)______ AD.

The camera as a photographic device dates to the 1800s. The science behind photography has older roots: around 1000 AD, the scientist Ibn al-Haytham described the camera obscura, an early device that projected an image. Therefore, the correct choice is “(1) 1800s; (2) 1000.”

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