Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil3 June 1769
Le Gentil reaches Pondicherry for the 1769 transit but clouds prevent him from observing the event after years of travel.
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Le Gentil reaches Pondicherry for the 1769 transit but clouds prevent him from observing the event after years of travel.
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