Historical Transits of Venus

1882 Transit of Venus

1882 Transit of Venus from US Naval Observatory

1882 Transit of Venus from US Naval Observatory

1874 Transit of Venus

The cover of a book on the Transit of Venus by Henry Chamberlain Russell

The cover of a book on the Transit of Venus by Henry Chamberlain Russell

1769 Transit of Venus

The black drop effect and Venus's atmosphere sketched by Captain Cook and published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

The black drop effect and Venus’s atmosphere sketched by Captain Cook and published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

1761 Transit of Venus

Thobern Bergman's (1761-1762) rendition of the Black Drop effect during the 1761 transit of Venus. Reprinted with permission from the Royal Society.

Thobern Bergman’s (1761-1762) rendition of the Black Drop effect
during the 1761 transit of Venus.
Reprinted with permission from the Royal Society.

1639 Transit of Venus

Stained glass window from the church at Much Hoole showing Horrocks's original observations.

Stained glass window from the church at Much Hoole
showing Horrocks’s original observations.

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