Passage of Venus

Passage of Venus

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  • 1874
  • 0 hr 1 min
  •  6.456  (136)
  •   Released

Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotographic sequences. In 1873, P.J.C. Janssen, or Pierre Jules César Janssen, invented the Photographic Revolver, which captured a series of images in a row. The device, automatic, produced images in a row without human intervention, being used to serve as photographic evidence of the passage of Venus before the Sun, in 1874.

Passage of Venus
1874 Pierre Jules César Janssen - Passage artificiel de Venus sur le Soleil

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Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotographic sequences. In 1873, P.J.C. Janssen, or Pierre Jules César Janssen, invented the Photographic Revolver, which captured a series of images in a row. The device, automatic, produced images in a row without human intervention, being used to serve as photographic evidence of the passage of Venus before the Sun, in 1874.
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    1874
  • Runtime
    0 hr 1 min
  • Language
    fr
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    6.456  (136)