THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY TRANSITS

THE 3 JUNE, 1769 TRANSIT

Conditions augured well for the renewed effort to measure the Sun-Earth via the transit; astronomers were better prepared thanks to their experience of the 1761 transit, international tensions had eased by 1769, and the parts of the Earth where the entire transit could be observed were more accessible than in 1761. Perhaps the most famous transit expedition was that of James Cook to Tahiti.

THE TRANSIT OF 6 JUNE, 1761

This page lists details of transit of Venus events across Canada. To have your event listed here, use the [ToV contact form].

April 28

Toronto — Transit of Venus Symposium

The following is an annoted list of selected transit of Venus (ToV) resources, compiled by the RASC Archivist. The views expressed are not necessariy those of the RASC. Any comments or suggestions can be sent via the ToV contact form.

by R. Peter Broughton and R.A. Rosenfeld

INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

JRASC Articles Connected to the Transit of Venus

The RASC has maintained an active interest in the transits of Venus (ToV) since the founding of our Journal. This resource lists all of the JRASC papers which touch on the ToV in a significant way. Here you can trace the Society's changing response to the ToV over time, and sample the diverse approaches of authors to the science of the phenomenon and its human actors.

Transit of Venus 2012: Eye Safety

B. Ralph Chou, M.Sc., OD
Associate Professor, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo

Watching the profile of Venus as it passes across the Sun during a transit is a wonderful demonstration of the way the solar system works. Over the course of several hours, Venus traces a path across the disk of the Sun, then leaves, in what can be thought of as an extreme example of an annular eclipse of the Sun.

Transit of Venus 2012 - Weather Prospects by Jay Anderson

Transit of Venus 2012 - Local Circumstances and Observing by Fred Espenak

On the Transit of Venus: