Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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gptkbp:date |
3 June 1769
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1769 transit of Venus
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gptkbp:notable_for |
gptkb:collaboration
contributed to calculation of Earth-Sun distance |
gptkbp:notable_observation_site |
Point Venus, Tahiti
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gptkbp:notable_observer |
gptkb:Guillaume_Le_Gentil
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Chappe_d’Auteroche |
gptkbp:notableMission |
gptkb:James_Cook's_first_voyage
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gptkbp:observed_at |
gptkb:North_Cape
gptkb:Hudson_Bay gptkb:Norway Tahiti |
gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Green
gptkb:Joseph_Banks James Cook |
gptkbp:part_of |
transits of Venus
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gptkbp:previousEvent |
1761 transit of Venus
1874 transit of Venus |
gptkbp:purpose |
measure astronomical unit
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gptkbp:related_scientific_method |
parallax measurement
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1769_transit_of_Venus_observation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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