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One of four photographs in window mounts showing an enlarged portions of the Sun's visible disc

PART OF:
Set of four photographs in window mounts showing an enlarged portions of the Sun's visible disc
Made:
1878 in Paris and France
photographer:
Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen
One of four photographs in window mounts showing an enlarged portions of the Sun's visible disc

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One of four photographs in window mounts showing an enlarged portions of the Sun's visible disc. Taken by Dr Janssen at the Meudon Observatory, Paris on 1st June 1878.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1884-25/3
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall (mount): 750 x 540 x 1.5 mm
frame: 24 in x 30 in
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), astrophotographs and sun
credit:
Meudon Observatory

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