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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H5502 |
| Description: A glass negative of the Transit of Venus of 1874, taken from Station B at Honululu. This contains one exposure of the planet Venus crossing the Sun’s limb. Three paper labels are stuck onto the glass in three corners giving details of the photograph and the date as December 1874. Guide lines are scratched across the Sun’s disc, as are the words ‘1874 Honolulu’. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: December 1874 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London. Cambridge University Library | |
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