Indian astronomy and the transits of Venus. 2: the 1874 event

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Title:	Indian astronomy and the transits of Venus. 2: the 1874 event
Authors:	Kapoor, R. C
Keywords:	1874 Transit of Venus, India A.C. Bigg - Wither S. Chandra Sekhar C . Ragoonatha Charry J.B.N.Hennessey Rev. H.D. James N. Pogson E.W. Pringle G. Strahan P. Tacchin J.F. Tennant
Issue Date:	Mar-2014
Publisher:	National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
Citation:	Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17 , No. 1, pp. 113-135
Abstract:	This paper is about sightings and astronomical observations of the 1874 transit of Venus made from the Indian region. The sources of the information presented here range from some classic texts and historiographies, publications and records of institutions, and chronicles,to accounts by individuals. Of particular interest is the fact that the transits of 1761 and of 1874 both provided independent evidence of an atmosphere around Venus in observations made from India, and the transit of 1874 led to spectroscopic confirmation of the presence of this atmosphere.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/6622
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