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Leon Foucault and Louis Fizeau 
The Sun 
1845, 2 April 
  
Daguerreotype 
4.7 ins (diameter) 
  
Internet - Original source ill-defined 
 
LL/69006 
  
This is thought to be the first successful photograph taken of the sun. Taken with a 1/60th of a second exposure. 
 

 
  
 
  
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