Transits of Venus, from the first observed A.D.1639 to the transit of A.D.2012 |
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A. K. H. B. Crown 8vo accelerated egress Antarctic appear applied arcs Astronomer Royal centre of Venus circle v v conjunction conjunction-line corresponding Crozet Island Delisle's method Delislean poles determination diameter DICTIONARY difference duration earth Enderby Land Essays favourable Gassendi Greenwich Halley Halley's method Halleyan pole Halleyan stations HISTORY Illustrations internal contact JOHN TYNDALL June Kerguelen Kerguelen Island longitude Maps Mercury miles minutes nearly node northern Halleyan observing the transit occupied orbit passage passing photographic planet Plate XVI position Possession Island Post 8vo PUBLISHED BY LONGMANS R. A. PROCTOR region retarded ingress revised rotation seconds seen Sir G solar parallax southern stations Stations for observing sun-views sun's centre sun's disc sun's distance sun's parallax supposed telescope THOMAS ARNOLD tion transit begins transit of 1761 transit of 1874 transit of Mercury transit of Venus Venus's centre vols whole transit Woodcuts
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