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1. Station E - Kerguelen Island
	The Royal Observatory sent a party of astronomers to the Kerguelen Island in the South Indian Ocean to observe the 1874 Transit of Venus.

2. The 1874 Transit of Venus
	For the Transit of Venus due to occur in 1874, George Biddell Airy at the Royal Observatory organised and equipped five expeditions to different...

3. The transit of Venus
	See the first photographs of a transit of Venus, taken by astronomers of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in 1874

4. What is a transit of Venus?
	When the orbit of Venus passes exactly between the Earth and the Sun, it can be seen as a black dot moving across the Sun's face. This is called a...

5. Station D - New Zealand
	The Royal Observatory sent a party of astronomers to NewZealand to observe the 1874 transit of Venus.

6. Station C - Rodriguez Island
	The Royal Observatory sent a party of astronomers to Rodriguez Island in the Indian Ocean to observe the 1874 transit of Venus.

7. Handling containers
	How containers have simplified port operations

8. Station A - Egypt
	The Royal Observatory sent three parties to Egypt in 1874 to observe the tansit of Venus

9. Station B - Honolulu, Hawaii
	The Royal Observatory sent three parties to the Hawaiian (Sandwich) Islands in 1874, including one to Honolulu, to observe the transit of Venus

10. Captain Cook and the transit of Venus
	James Cook’s very first voyage to the Pacific in 1768 was funded by the Royal Society with the express purpose of observing the Transit of...


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