Transit of Venus, 1882, Decr. 6 to accompany the paper by Staff-Commander J. E. Davis, R.N.

Description:

Diagrams show apparent motions of sun and Venus with respect to locations in Antarctic Ocean, Antarctica, southeastern Australia, and southern Africa. Elevation of the sun shown along vertical axes. Factors of parallax plotted on diagrams in concentric circles. Longitude shown in hours east. Locations of suggested stations for astronomical observation along Antarctic coast are shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 39 (1869), pp. 91-5; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.39 1869.

Creator:

Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892

Publisher:

London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1869.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Type:

Satellite imagery

Subject:

Transit of Venus—1882, Astronomical geography, Astronomical unit—Measurement—History, Venus (Planet)—Transit—1882, Venus (Planet)—Observations, Southern Hemisphere—Maps, Antarctica—Maps, and Thematic maps

Spatial Coverage:

Southern Hemisphere and Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF

More details at:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/7645131