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Path Of The 1761 Transit Of Venus Art Print
by American Philosophical Society
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Path Of The 1761 Transit Of Venus art print by American Philosophical Society. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Diagrams of the globe showing the predicted path of the transit of Venus on 6th June 1761. These diagrams were created by the English astronomer... more
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Diagrams of the globe showing the predicted path of the transit of Venus on 6th June 1761. These diagrams were created by the English astronomer Edmond Halley (1656-1742). Halley realised that observing the transit of Venus (the passage of the planet across the surface of the Sun as seen from Earth) from multiple locations would allow the distance between the Earth and the Sun, the astronomical unit (AU), to be determined and urged the scientific community to collaborate on the project. Halley died before the next transit occurred, but measurements taken during the transits of 1761 and 1769 led to a measurement of the AU that was within one per cent of today's measurement.
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