The transit of Venus as seen from the Australian Museum, 6 June 2012. Venus is the large black dot on the lower left of the sun's disc. The other smaller markings are sunspots.
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Account of the transit from Cook's Voyages, 1784 View full size
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Venus Fort by Sydney Parkinson, 1773 View full size
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Chart of Tahiti from Cook's Voyages, 1784 View full size
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James Cook from Cook's Voyages, 1784 View full size
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