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Object connections:
| Collection | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
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| Gallery location | Not on display |
| Events | Transit of Venus, 1874 |
Object details:
| Object ID | AST1088 |
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| Description | Glass negative of Transit of Venus, 1874. Square. with one exposure of the planet Venus crossing the Sun's limb. Paper label stuck onto glass negative gives details of the photograph. |
| Date made | 1874 |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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| Place made | Unknown |
| Credit | Historic Photographs. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Materials | glass |
| Measurements | Overall: 1 mm x 152 mm x 152 mm |
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