Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipse
Ahead of the solar eclipse on 12 August, we shed some light on a pioneering film from 1900 which is believed to be the earliest surviving astronomical film. In our August 2019 issue, Bryony Dixon explored its backstory and how early cinema mixed science, entertainment and magic.
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Ahead of the solar eclipse on 12 August, we shed some light on a pioneering film from 1900 which is believed to be the earliest surviving astronomical film. In our August 2019 issue, Bryony Dixon explored its backstory and how early cinema mixed science, entertainment and magic.
