Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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| gptkbp:date |
June 6, 1761
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Transit_of_Venus_1769
|
| gptkbp:hasCelestialBody |
gptkb:Venus
Sun |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Transit of Venus 1761
|
| gptkbp:notableFinds |
Lomonosov's discovery of Venus's atmosphere
|
| gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:Jeremiah_Dixon
gptkb:Africa gptkb:Asia gptkb:Europe gptkb:Madagascar gptkb:Mikhail_Lomonosov gptkb:North_America gptkb:Charles_Mason gptkb:Guillaume_Le_Gentil gptkb:James_Short |
| gptkbp:partOf |
18th-century astronomical observations
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Transit of Venus 1639
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
measure astronomical unit
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Transit_of_Venus_1769
Edmond Halley's method for measuring the Sun-Earth distance |
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:collaboration
|
| gptkbp:type |
planetary transit
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Chappe_d’Auteroche
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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