Passage of Venus (1874)

Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotographic sequences. In 1873, P.J.C. Janssen, or Pierre Jules César Janssen, invented the Photographic Revolver, which captured a series of images in a row. The device, automatic, produced images in a row without human intervention, being used to serve as photographic evidence of the passage of Venus before the Sun, in 1874.

Released

1874-12-09

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

1 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

P.J.C. Janssen, Francisco Antônio de Almeida Júnior

TMDB rating

6.4/10 from 148 votes