Orchiston, Wayne (Author)
The nineteenth century transits of Venus provided astronomers with the opportunity to use these rare events to calculate the solar parallax, and New Zealand played a vital role. Apart from activities by local astronomers, international expeditions from England, France, Germany and the USA were based in New Zealand for the 1874 transit. Although many observing sites were clouded out on the vital day, New Zealand-based observations contributed to the determination of the solar parallax and led to further local observations during the 1882 transit of Venus.
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Book
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
The 1874 and 1882 Transits of Venus: An Overview
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
Refining the Astronomical Unit: Queenstown and the 1874 Transit of Venus
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Article
Kapoor, R. C.;
(2014)
Indian Astronomy and the Transits of Venus. 2: The 1874 Event
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Book
John C. Barentine;
(2021)
Mystery of the Ashen Light of Venus: Investigating a 400-Year-Old Phenomenon
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Article
Schaefer, Bradley E.;
(2001)
The Transit of Venus and the Notorious Black Drop Effect
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Article
S. Mohammad Mozaffari;
(2019)
The Orbital Elements of Venus in Medieval Islamic Astronomy: Interaction Between Traditions and the Accuracy of Observations
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Article
Pedersen, Kurt Møller;
Kragh, Helge;
(2008)
The Phantom Moon of Venus, 1645--1768
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Article
Kapoor, R. C.;
(2013)
Indian Astronomy and the Transits of Venus. 1: The Early Observations
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Article
Sheehan, William;
(2013)
From the Transits of Venus to the Birth of Experimental Psychology
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
Introduction
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Article
Wayne Orchiston;
John Drummond;
Gary Kronk;
(2020)
Observations of the Great September Comet of 1882 (C/1882 R1) from New Zealand
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
The Historic Astronomical Observatories in the Wellington Botanic Garden: A Brief Introduction
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Article
Sheehan, William;
Misch, Anthony;
(2004)
Ménage à Trois: David Peck Todd, Mabel Loomis Todd, Austin Dickinson, and the 1882 Transit of Venus
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Book
Higgitt, Rebekah;
(2014)
Maskelyne: Astronomer Royal
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Article
Sir Paul T. Callaghan;
Rebecca K. Priestley;
(2012)
Reflections on this Special Issue
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Book
Kurtz, D. W.;
(2005)
Transits of Venus: New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy
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Article
Stavinschi, M.;
(2012)
Romanian Astronomy and the 1874 Transit of Venus
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Article
Rieznik, Marina;
(2010)
El Bureau des Longitudes y la fundación del Observatorio de La Plata en la Argentina (1882--1890)
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Book
Ratcliff, Jessica;
(2008)
The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain
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