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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...
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The transit of Venus
See the first photographs of a transit of Venus, taken by astronomers of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in 1874
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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.
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Station D - New Zealand
The Royal Observatory sent a party of astronomers to NewZealand to observe the 1874 transit of Venus.
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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
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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.
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Station A - Egypt
The Royal Observatory sent three parties to Egypt in 1874 to observe the tansit of Venus
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