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Photopositive
Glass photopositive of the Transit of Venus site, 1874, including transit observatory, altazimuth, small transit instrument and two observers. Square, with two paper labels stuck onto glass negative, one gives details of the photograph, including the date. Surface scratched in places. Stored in cardboard box.
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Object Details
| ID: | AST1090 |
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| 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 |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 152 mm x 152 mm |
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