Plate Number 361. Throwing a spear 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 361. Throwing a spear" (1887) is a seminal work of photographic art that exemplifies his groundbreaking approach to capturing motion. The series of 12 individual photographs meticulously documents the sequential phases of a man's throwing action, revealing the nuanced details of human movement that are invisible to the naked eye. This groundbreaking technique, known as chronophotography, paved the way for the development of cinema and revolutionized the scientific understanding of biomechanics.