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Invitation to a Treasure: TROVE

I invite transit of Venus enthusiasts to join me near northern Indiana for Treasure: TROVE, a celebration of the riches of the 2012 TRansit Of VEnus. Leading up to June 5, our community is hosting multiple transit-related attractions to complement … Continue reading

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Lantern slide mimics black drop

The general public in the nineteenth century had great interest in the transit of Venus and the expeditions associated with it. Newspapers, magazines and scientific journals all reported in detail and in length of the astronomers’ achievements and the incidents … Continue reading

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