In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse and discovered that:
A. racing horses keep at least one hoof on the ground at all times.
B. galloping horses occasionally have all four hooves off the ground.
C. racing horses resemble hobby-horses with legs stretched forward and backward.
D. off-track betting is an easy way to make a living.
E. light-sensitive materials of that day could not stop action.
B
Muybridge's experiments led to stop-motion photography, which allowed a subject to freeze for one moment, proving conclusively that a running horse does gather all four feet off the ground at certain times.
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