What did Johann Heinrich Schulze use to capture images of cut-out letters?

A light-sensitive slurry.

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  1. A light-sensitive slurry ✔
  2. A glass lens
  3. A digital sensor

Why: Schulze used a light-sensitive slurry, and some sources credit him as an inventor of photography.

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Answer: A light-sensitive slurry. Schulze used a light-sensitive slurry, and some sources credit him as an inventor of photography.

  1. Photography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
    used a light-sensitive slurry to capture images of cut-out letters
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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