Christian Science Monitor Blog - Captain Cook, the transit of Venus, and a little trip to Tahiti (Popularity: )

Short explanation of Cook's mission, what he was trying to measure, and links to related ...

Lecture 26: How Far the Sun? (Popularity: )

From an introductory astronomy course, describes expeditions which observed the 18th century transits.

The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1882 (Popularity: )

Abstract of an oral presentation at the 1996 AAS meeting.

The Transit of Venus & The Quest For The Solar Parallax (Popularity: )

Excerpt of a book by David Sellers (Leeds, England). Covers the history of trying to ...

No. 1303: Transit of Venus (Popularity: )

Transcript of a radio show describing 18th century expeditions. Link to the audio.

Transit of Venus - University of Central Lancashire (Popularity: )

University of Central Lancashire is celebrating the 2004 Transit and the historical heritage of Jeremiah ...

Transits of Venus (Popularity: )

Transits in the past and on June 8, 2004.