Eclipses, Occultations and Transits (History)

Eclipses, Occultations and Transits Sites:

The1882 Transit of Venus The1882 Transit of Venus: Simon Newcomb's expedition to Wellington, South Africa. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://canopus.saao.ac.za/~wpk/tov1882/tovwell.html Transit of Venus - University of Central Lancashire Transit of Venus - University of Central Lancashire: 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. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://www.transit-of-venus.org.uk/ Christian Science Monitor Blog - Captain Cook, the transit of Venus, and a little trip to Tahiti Christian Science Monitor Blog - Captain Cook, the transit of Venus, and a little trip to Tahiti: Short explanation of Cook's mission, what he was trying to measure, and links to related web content. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://weblogs.csmonitor.com/scitechblog/2004/05/index.html#a0001403017 Transits of Venus Transits of Venus: Transits in the past and on June 8, 2004. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://www.venus-transit.de/index.html The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1882 The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1882: Abstract of an oral presentation at the 1996 AAS meeting. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v27n4/aas187/S035002.html No. 1303: Transit of Venus No. 1303: Transit of Venus: Transcript of a radio show describing 18th century expeditions. Link to the audio. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1303.htm The Transit of Venus & The Quest For The Solar Parallax The Transit of Venus & The Quest For The Solar Parallax: 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. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://www.dsellers.demon.co.uk/venus/ven_ch_frames.htm Transit of Venus: Voyages In Time and Space Transit of Venus: Voyages In Time and Space: New Zealand scientific information related to past transits and the upcoming transit. Extensive educational materials. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://transitofvenus.auckland.ac.nz/ Lecture 26: How Far the Sun? Lecture 26: How Far the Sun?: From an introductory astronomy course, describes expeditions which observed the 18th century transits. (Eclipses, Occultations and Transits) http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Unit4/venussun.html