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The Transit of Venus of 1874: astronomers arriving at Station A1 at Thebes.

The Transit of Venus of 1874: astronomers arriving at Station A1 at Thebes.
The Transit of Venus of 1874: astronomers arriving at Station A1 at Thebes.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H5500
Description: The astronomers arriving at Station A1 at Thebes in Egypt, one of the sites chosen for observations of the Transit of Venus of 1874.
Creator: unknown
Date: 1874
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London. Cambridge University Library
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