Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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| gptkbp:can_only_occur_in |
June or December
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| gptkbp:category |
celestial mechanics
planetary transits solar phenomena |
| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
books
paintings coins postage stamps music compositions the opera 'Transit of Venus' by Victor Davies the novel 'The Transit of Venus' by Shirley Hazzard |
| gptkbp:firstObserved |
Jeremiah Horrocks in 1639
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| gptkbp:frequency |
occurs in pairs 8 years apart, separated by over a century
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| gptkbp:has_been_photographed_since |
19th century
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| gptkbp:has_been_used_to |
study Venus’s atmosphere
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| gptkbp:hasViewOf |
gptkb:Earth
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| gptkbp:historically_important_for |
measuring the astronomical unit
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Transit of Venus
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| gptkbp:influenced |
global scientific collaboration
|
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
gptkb:music
scientific expeditions art and literature |
| gptkbp:last_occurred |
5–6 June 2012
|
| gptkbp:Mikhail_Lomonosov_discovered |
Venus has an atmosphere during the 1761 transit
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| gptkbp:next_occurrence |
10–11 December 2117
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| gptkbp:notable_observation_year |
1639
1769 1874 1882 2004 2012 1761 |
| gptkbp:observedBy |
astronomers worldwide
|
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth
|
| gptkbp:occurs_in_pairs_separated_by |
8 years
|
| gptkbp:pairs_separated_by |
121.5 years or 105.5 years
|
| gptkbp:previous_occurrence |
8 June 2004
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
transit of Mercury
|
| gptkbp:requires |
proper eye protection to observe
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:Edmond_Halley
gptkb:Mikhail_Lomonosov gptkb:Guillaume_Le_Gentil gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Chappe_d’Auteroche James Cook |
| gptkbp:used_in |
determine the scale of the solar system
|
| gptkbp:visible_as |
small black disk moving across the Sun
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Shirley_Hazzard
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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