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Why did other European astronomers not see the December 1639 transit of Venus?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2005

David W. Hughes
David W. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University, Sheffield, S37RH email: [email protected]
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The December 1639 transit of Venus was only seen and recorded in Much Hoole and Salford, Lancashire, England. It was visible, however, from all over Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. But no one was looking. This paper suggests reasons why.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2004 , Issue IAUC196 , June 2004 , pp. 146 - 153
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© 2004 International Astronomical Union