Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 162
esfrom a fixed star. Occasionally, at the time of inferior con-junction, Venus passes directly across the suns disk. Thelast of these transits of Venus occurred in 1874, and the nextwill occur in 1882. It will then be over a hundred years beforeanother will occur. Suppose two observers, A and B… … Fig. 158. Venus, which would give the distance and direction of Venusfrom the centre of the sun, as seen from each station, wouldenable us to calculate the angular distance between the twrochords described across the sun. This, of course, would givethe displacement of Venus on the suns disk. This…
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