Early photographs of the Moon. Published in 1885, these photographs were taken by Dr Henry Draper (1837-1882), an American astronomer. He used a silve

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Early photographs of the Moon. Published in 1885, these photographs were taken by Dr Henry Draper (1837-1882), an American astronomer. He used a silvered glass telescope to produce these magnified images. He was most famous for taking the first photograph of a nebula, in 1880.

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Size: 5315px × 2722px
Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 1800s, 1872-1885, 19th, artwork, astronomical, astronomy, century, chart, heinrich, historical, history, illustration, johannes, lunar, maedler, map, moon, night, sky, solar, space, system