Transit of Vents and Parallax Science in the 19th Century
A lengthy excerpt discusses the Transit of Venus observations, parallax methods, and testing instruments across multiple stations in 1761 and 1769. It covers European and American efforts, planned advances, future transits, and the role of micrometers, photography, and standardized observing methods to refine earth–sun distance measurements.
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