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Transit of Venus

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
2004–2012Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

2004

Jay Pasachoff8 June 2004

Science / Astronomy

Pasachoff participates in scientific observations of the first transit of Venus visible since 1882.

2012

Jay Pasachoff5 June 2012

Science / Astronomy

Pasachoff observes the final transit of Venus of the twenty-first century, an event not repeated until 2117.

Names involved

Jay Pasachoff

Provenance

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