Bad Astronomy: Edmund Halley 'saw' the transit of Venus in 1716.

Jaco Samorodin — 6/8/2004 4:20:29 PM (archived)

No he didn't. So there!

But, with all due respect to Sir Edmund Halley thefamous astronomer,
what he may have seen in 1716 was not the transit of Venus.
There was a transit in 1761, and one 1639, but none in 1716.
Yahoo.com news 'journalists' got it wrong.

Jacob

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Bad Astronomy: Edmund Halley 'saw' the transit of Venus in 1716. - Jaco Samorodin - 6/8/2004 4:20:29 PM
- The greatness of Sir Edmund Halley. - David F Mayer - 6/9/2004 1:32:55 PM
  - The story of another great scientist (Carl F. Gauss) - Gary - 6/9/2004 5:03:38 PM
    - And of a great mathematician... - Larry J - 6/10/2004 4:27:50 PM
- Was it a transit of Mercury? (n/t) - Gary - 6/8/2004 4:22:42 PM
  - Good question. - Jacob Samorodin - 6/8/2004 4:50:32 PM
    - Some answers - SteveS - 6/8/2004 9:46:33 PM
      - Thanks for the info. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 6/9/2004 5:09:44 PM
        
        Your're welcome (n/t) - SteveS - 6/10/2004 1:33:00 PM

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