187 years agoThe Age of Steam
1839-08-19
Photography Unveiled
The French Academy of Sciences announced Daguerre's daguerreotype process.
Art style · 1839 daguerreotype
World population
1.21Bpeople
1/7 of today
Primary energy power
8.3×10¹¹W
1/24 of today
London → New York message
12 days
36.45M times slower than today
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