Chronophotograph of 'Chat chute' or cat falling
This is one of a series of sequential photographic images created by French scientist and photographer Étienne-Jules Marey using his chronophotographic camera. The images, captured at 12 frames per second, debunked the idea that the cat was using the dropper's hand as a fulcrum in order to begin the motion of turning at the beginning of the fall. Rather, the pictures showed that the cat had no rotational motion at the start of its descent and so was somehow acquiring angular momentum while in free-fall.
- Measurements:
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overall: 90 mm x 545 mm
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product))
- Object Number:
- 1952-75/4/1
- type:
- chronophotograph , photograph and black & white photograph
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
