Article ID: CBB346821103

The 1874 Transit of Venus: New Zealand's First Foray into International Astronomy (2012)

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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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Authors & Contributors
Orchiston, Wayne
Sheehan, William
Kapoor, R. C.
Drummond, John
Sir Paul T. Callaghan
John C. Barentine
Concepts
Venus
Astronomy
Observation
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Astronomical observatories
Traditional knowledge
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
Early modern
Modern
Medieval
Places
New Zealand
India
Great Britain
Middle and Near East
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
England
Institutions
Great Britain. Board of Longitude
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