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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
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University, Sheffield, S37RH email: d.hughes@sheffield.ac.uk
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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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© 2004 International Astronomical Union