Top : Science : Astronomy : History :
Eclipses, Occultations and Transits
Websites
Abstract of an oral presentation at the 1996 AAS meeting.
site exerpt
The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1882, Including San Antonio Venus crosses the face of the Sun as seen from Earth, are rare phenomena that occur at intervals of 105.5 years, 8 years, 121.5 years, and 8 years, respectively. Two such transits occurred in the 19th century, in 1874 and...From an introductory astronomy course, describes expeditions which observed the 18th century transits.
site exerpt
Lecture 26: How Far to the Sun? A central problem of astronomy from the very beginning has been how to measure astronomical distances. The Copernican system provides a straightforward geometric means to measure planetary distances in terms of the size of the Earth's orbit, or in units...Transcript of a radio show describing 18th century expeditions. Link to the audio.
site exerpt
No. 1303: Transit of Venus Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. Every century or so, Venus makes two passes between us and the Sun about ten years apart. Unlike our Moon, which...Excerpt of a book by David Sellers (Leeds, England). Covers the history of trying to find the Earth-Sun distance and how planetary transits played a part in that.
site exerpt
This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them....University of Central Lancashire is celebrating the 2004 Transit and the historical heritage of Jeremiah Horrocks (1619 to 1641) through a series of lectures, events and international collaborations.
site exerpt
Transit of Venus University of Central Lancashire Venus seen through the haze from Carr House We would like to apologise for lack of video from Carr House this morning. This was due to excessive demand on one of our servers. A 12 minute clip can be viewed...New Zealand scientific information related to past transits and the upcoming transit. Extensive educational materials.
site exerpt
Transit of Venus: Voyages in time and space Section you will find a selection of websites, multimedia, interactive and written materials that examine Transits, Venus, History, New Zealand Astronomy, International Space Exploration and Research. In this Cook's Explorations section you will find materials that examine the voyage of...Transits in the past and on June 8, 2004.
site exerpt
The Transits of Venus There are periodic astronomical events that could never be observed by any human alive today. One of these is the transit of Venus on June 8, 2004. On this day half our globe will be able to watch the tiny...Short explanation of Cook's mission, what he was trying to measure, and links to related web content.
site exerpt
Christian Science Monitor Blog ScitechBlog Archive May, 2004 WORLD USA COMMENTARY WORK MONEY LEARNING LIVING SCI TECH A 038; E TRAVEL BOOKS THE HOME FORUM Home About Us/Help Archive Subscribe Feedback Text Edition The Monitor's View Opinion Letters to the Editor Columns: Dante Chinni Helena Cobban Pat M....Describes the development of a higher education facility for women in South Africa and the events that led to the American scientific expedition to be able to view the astronomical phenomena. Page includes background of key participants, as well as photos of the original telescope and observatory.
site exerpt
The1882 Transit of Venus: Observations from Wellington, South Africa. During the late nineteenth century Rev. Andrew Murray, the well-known Dutch Reformed minister in Wellington, identified the need for a higher educational institution for girls in South Africa. While on holiday in the Murray's seaside cottage Patmos in Kalk Bay,...