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Chasing Venus lecture series, Part 3: The American Expeditions of 1874 and 1882
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"The American Expeditions of 1874 and 1882", Steven J. Dick, NASA Chief Historian, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. Chapter 1 - Introduction, Ron Brashear, Chasing Venus Curator 0:01 Chapter 2 - Transit of Venus Visibility 2004 05:06 Chapter 3 - The Importance of Transit of Venus 09:01 Chapter 4 - Why Does the Transit Occur? 11:08 Chapter 5 - Historic Events of the Transit 15:26 Chapter 6 - American Expeditions 17:45 Chapter 7 - Technologies Used to Observe the Transit 21:40 Chapter 8 - American Transit of Venus Parties,1874 29:48 Chapter 9 - Methods used in Measuring the Transit 31:20 Chapter 10 - Question & Answer 43:40
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53 min 4 sec
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