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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.
Lecture 26: How Far the Sun?: From an introductory astronomy course, describes expeditions which observed the 18th century transits.
No. 1303: Transit of Venus: Transcript of a radio show describing 18th century expeditions. Link to the audio.
The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1882: Abstract of an oral presentation at the 1996 AAS meeting.
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.
The1882 Transit of Venus: Simon Newcomb's expedition to Wellington, South Africa.
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.
Transit of Venus: Voyages In Time and Space: New Zealand scientific information related to past transits and the upcoming transit. Extensive educational materials.
Transits of Venus: Transits in the past and on June 8, 2004.

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