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DAY 328

PHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITIES

Photographing the Invisible

NOW YOU DON’T SEE IT...NOW YOU DO

Acertain mystique has always surrounded methods of photography, which allowed us to view what was previously invisible. In the early years of the X-ray, Dr. Duncan MacDougall theorized that the technology might even be used to see the departing spirit of dying patients (see page 125).¹

We may not be able to see the human soul, but SODAR (Sonic Detection And Ranging) technology does allow scientists to visually depict and track the wind. Alternately, ...

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