Jeremiah Horrocks and the
Transit of Venus - Carr House, Hoole, Lancashire
(Astronomer, 1618 - 1641)
A new window to celebrate Jeremiah Horrocks and the Transit of Venus at Carr
House, Hoole
June 2004
On Tuesday 8th June 2004 Venus crossed
the face of the sun for the first time
since 1882. The first observation of this
transit was made in 1639 by Jeremiah Horrocks at the age of 21, from Carr House in Hoole, Lancashire, where he lived for the majority of his life.
"Venus in sole visa" is the title of Jeremiah's treatise and the dates are all the transits since Jeremiah's.
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