A Remarkable Series of Plates of the 1882 Transit of Venus

Anthony Misch and William Sheehan

We discuss a series of photographic plates of the 1882 Transit of Venus, taken by David P. Todd at Lick Observatory. These plates are by far the most complete photographic record of the transit and have been lying dormant in the Lick archive for 120 years. The plates also have a place of importance in the history of photography.

Manuscript: jad10_7s.pdf