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Eclipses, Occultations and Transits
Christian Science Monitor Blog - Captain Cook, the transit of Venus, and a little trip to Tahiti (Popularity: ) http://weblogs.csmonitor.com/scitechblog/2004/05/index.html#a0001403017 Short explanation of Cook's mission, what he was trying to measure, and links to related web content.
Lecture 26: How Far the Sun? (Popularity: ) http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Unit4/venussun.html From an introductory astronomy course, describes expeditions which observed the 18th century transits.
Transit of Venus - University of Central Lancashire (Popularity: ) http://www.transit-of-venus.org.uk/ University of Central Lancashire is celebrating the 2004 Transit and the historical heritage of Jeremiah Horrocks (1619 to 1641) through a series of lectures, events and international collaborations.
Transits of Venus (Popularity: ) http://www.venus-transit.de/index.html Transits in the past and on June 8, 2004.
The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1882 (Popularity: ) http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v27n4/aas187/S035002.html Abstract of an oral presentation at the 1996 AAS meeting.
No. 1303: Transit of Venus (Popularity: ) http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1303.htm Transcript of a radio show describing 18th century expeditions. Link to the audio.
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