Photopositive

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A square glass plate photopositive of Transit of Venus taken at Luxor in 1874 with one exposure of the planet Venus crossing the Sun's limb. Scratched onto the glass near the lower edge reads '1874 Luxor 10h - 29m - 59.8s G.S.T. no 3'. Guidelines are scratched across the Sun's disc. The plate is currently stored in a black cardboard box.

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Object Details

ID:	AST1083
Collection:	Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type:	Photopositive
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Events:	Transit of Venus, 1874
Date made:	1874
Credit:	Historic Photographs. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, RGO Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 1 mm x 152 mm x 152 mm