4 December 1639Transit of Venus ObservedWilliam Crabtree
Crabtree independently observes the 1639 transit of Venus after Horrocks alerts him to the predicted event.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1639, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Crabtree independently observes the 1639 transit of Venus after Horrocks alerts him to the predicted event.
Horrocks observes the first recorded transit of Venus from Much Hoole after projecting the Sun's image safely.
Horrocks corrects earlier calculations and predicts that Venus will transit the Sun in December 1639.
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