Historedia
Person

Francisco Antônio de Almeida

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1874

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Francisco Antônio de Almeida, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Passage de Vénus photographic sequence

    1874

    Role: Brazilian engineer

    1. 1874 · Place of invention not specifiedInstrument Invention

      Janssen invented the photographic revolver in 1874, the instrument that originated chronophotography.

    2. 9 December 1874 · Japan (no exact site named; outside allowed places)Transit Observation

      Janssen observed the 1874 transit of Venus in Japan, the event the Passage de Vénus photographs are associated with.

Sources

  1. Passage de Vénus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20