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Astronomers at the Melbourne Observatory observing the Transit of Venus, December 1874., by Samuel Calvert, courtesy of State Library of Victoria.

Title: Astronomers at the Melbourne Observatory observing the Transit of Venus, December 1874.
Description: Shows the Dallmeyer Photoheliograph being operated by W. C. Kernot (later the first professor of engineering at the University of Melbourne), the assistants are his students. During the 1874 transit of Venus. The Photoheliograph was restored and reinstalled in the dome in time for the 2004 transit of Venus. Currently (i.e. 2006) on indefinite loan to the Astronomical Society of Victoria Inc.
Date: December 1874
Physical description: Wood engraving published in The Illustrated Australian News for home readers.
Creator: Samuel Calvert
Control: Accession Number: IAN30/12/74/209, Image Number: mp002217
Archival Source: Pictures Collection, State Library of Victoria; State Library of Victoria. Details
Rights: Courtesy State Library of Victoria

Created: 5 September 2008, Last modified: 30 May 2009

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