Transit of Venus

No living person has seen it ever until the other day, the last time it
happened all they could see was a projection on a piece of paper.

LJ

"Lloyd Jones" wrote in message
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No living person has seen it ever until the other day, the last time it
happened all they could see was a projection on a piece of paper.

Hi Lloyd. That is incorrect. The 1659 transit was most likely viewed naked
eye by Jeremiah Horrocks (when the sun was very low in the sky, and looking
through a lot of atmosphere). Subsequent transits were viewed using solar
filters composed of various materials.

In message , Paul
Lawler writes
"Lloyd Jones" wrote in message
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No living person has seen it ever until the other day, the last time it
happened all they could see was a projection on a piece of paper.

Hi Lloyd. That is incorrect. The 1659 transit was most likely viewed naked
eye by Jeremiah Horrocks (when the sun was very low in the sky, and looking
through a lot of atmosphere). Subsequent transits were viewed using solar
filters composed of various materials.


Is J W Lavender's painting entirely imaginary, then? Most accounts refer
to him using a small telescope and making extremely precise
measurements.
http://www.transit-of-venus.org.uk/conference/history.html has a
reference to Horrocks' own writing.
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In message , Paul
Lawler writes
"Lloyd Jones" wrote in message
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No living person has seen it ever until the other day, the last time it
happened all they could see was a projection on a piece of paper.

Hi Lloyd. That is incorrect. The 1659 transit was most likely viewed
naked
eye by Jeremiah Horrocks (when the sun was very low in the sky, and
looking
through a lot of atmosphere). Subsequent transits were viewed using solar
filters composed of various materials.


Is J W Lavender's painting entirely imaginary, then? Most accounts refer
to him using a small telescope and making extremely precise
measurements.
http://www.transit-of-venus.org.uk/conference/history.html has a
reference to Horrocks' own writing.

After careful reading of the above I must stand (well, actually sit)
corrected. He did use telescopic projection as Lloyd indicated.