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A stroll through Aiken’s woods

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Steven van Roode

In 1882 a German expedition was stationed at Aiken, South Carolina, to observe the transit of Venus on December 6 of that year. Headed by Julius Franz, the team set up an observatory typical of the German transit of Venus … Continue reading →

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