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This book provides a popular account of past and upcoming transits of Venus, which are rare astronomical events that are useful for measuring the distances between the Earth, the Sun, and other planets. The book covers the first transit observed by Horrocks in 1639 and provides predictions and observations for future transits up to 2012. It also includes a detailed account of the successes achieved during the December 1874 transit and suggestions for the transit of 1882.
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Transits of Venus: A Popular Account of Past and Coming Transits From the First Observed by Horrocks A.D. 1639 to the Transit of A.D. 201, Richard Anthony Proctor
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