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While the Lumière brothers popularized cinema in its modern form, the concept of capturing moving images had historical roots extending back to ancient times. Earlier inventions and experiments laid groundwork for what would evolve into cinema. For instance, the work of English photographer Eadweard Muybridge in the late 19th century, who famously captured images of a galloping horse, illustrated the principles of motion that were key to developing film technology.