The 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Campbell Island was an astronomical expedition by French scientists to observe the 9 December 1874 transit of Venus on subantarctic Campbell Island in the South
Expedition base on Campbell Island, 1874
Observatory built by the expedition on Campbell Island, 1874
Île Saint-Paul
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Île Saint-Paul is an island forming part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean, with an area of 6 km2. The island is located about 90 km south of the larger Île Amsterdam 55 k
1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Campbell Island
…The Campbell Island expedition was one of six French expeditions sent to observe the 1874 transit. The other two sites in the southern hemisphere were Île Saint-Paul in the Indian Ocean and Nouméa in New Caledonia, while in the northern hemisphere French astronomers visited Nagasaki in Japan, Beijing in China, and…
Saint-Paul with Quille Rock in the foreground
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