In the Name of Science: The Transit of Venus

Описание: The story of French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil, who attempted to witness the Transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769, with distinctly limited success.

Script & animation & watercolory images (made in "Paper" for iPad) by Rob Schultz.
All the rest of the art by Paige Weldon & Lewis Sequeira.
Russell August Anderson in the mix.
Narration by Kenny Beck

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