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J. Horrock's first observing: transit of Venus
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J. Horrock's first observing: transit of Venus
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Drawing/painting: Jeremiah Horrock's first observing of the transit of Venus by causing the sun's disc to be thrown through a tube so as to show the planet crossing the sun's face, as he had foretold.

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