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Passage of Venus

Passage of Venus

6,5 /10 (141 Votes)
1874 FR 1 min

Overview

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.

Release date

09/12/1874

Votes

141

Popularity

1.1

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Passage de Venus

Language

FR

Runtime

1 min

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