Film · 1874 · Documentary
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.
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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.
Passage of Venus (1874) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1m documentary directed by P.J.C. Janssen is rated 6.4/10 by 148 viewers.
Passage of Venus was released on December 9, 1874.
Passage of Venus was directed by P.J.C. Janssen.
Passage of Venus has a runtime of 1 minutes.
Passage of Venus is categorized as Documentary.
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