On 3 June 1769, navigator Captain James Cook, naturalist Joseph Banks, astronomer Charles Green and naturalist Daniel Solander recorded the transit of Venus from the island of Tahiti during Cook's fir
Fort Venus located on the north coast of Tahiti
Point Venus Lighthouse, Tahiti (LMS, 1869, p.)
Portable Observatory used by Captain Cook, containing “une Horloge Astronomique”, an astronomical clock.
Original drawings, and remarks on the Transit of Venus, 3 June 1769, by James Cook
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A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, becoming visible against the solar disk. During a transit, Venus is visible as a small black circle moving acro
1769 transit of Venus observed from Tahiti
…On 3 June 1769, navigator Captain James Cook, naturalist Joseph Banks, astronomer Charles Green and naturalist Daniel Solander recorded the transit of Venus from the island of Tahiti during Cook's first voyage around the world. During a transit, Venus appears as a small black disc travelling across the Sun…
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Diagram from David Rittenhouse's observations of the 1769 transit of Venus
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