Jeremiah Horrocks1639
Horrocks corrects earlier calculations and predicts that Venus will transit the Sun in December 1639.
Great Britain · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Horrocks corrects earlier calculations and predicts that Venus will transit the Sun in December 1639.
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