Papers on Transit of Venus, 1766-1771

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Subseries MS 647
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Copies of minutes of the Council of the Royal Society concerning the observation of the transit of Venus in 1769. There are numerous references to the voyage of the Endeavour, the selection of C. Green as astronomer, his instructions, the supply of instruments, and the observations at Tahiti, including copies of letters of J. Ferguson, A. Dalrymple, C. Morton, P. Stephens, N. Maskelyne, Captain. J. Cook and C. Green. (100pp)
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Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from The Royal Society London.
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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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