Transits of Venus - Transits in the past and on June 8, 2004.

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	Transits in the past and on June 8, 2004. Sponsored Links:
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Title:	The Transits of Venus
Description:	Transits of Venus were used to determine the distance of the sun
Category:	Transit - History - Astronomy - Passage - Mercury - Parallax - Venus - Conjunction - June

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