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Prof. Young of Princeton expresses great satisfaction over the result of his observations of the transit of Venus, and thinks he has obtained them very accurately. He took nearly two-hundred photographs...
While the topic is yet fresh it may fitly be remarked that this is not the first occasion on which Harvard College has been creditably identified with a general observation of the transit of Venus. On the occasion of the transit of 1874 the phenomenon was not visible here, but in respect to the previous transit in 1769, and so to speak, its companion of 1761, Harvard has an honorable record. The college had no observatory then and but a meagre supply of instruments, but what were at command did good service. There was no observatory in this country...
...transit of Venus excited the greatest enthusiasm among the students of Trinity College where the German astronomers were located, cheers being given for all parties concerned...
Elaborate preparations have been made for furnishing standard time from the Harvard Observatory for use in the observations of the transit of Venus tomorrow...
...that I can show you some important observations." Miss X. : "I am sorry, professor, that I cannot come that evening, as I have a previous engagement. I hope, however, you won't put it off on my account!" (The important observations are those of the transit of Venus, which occurs Wednesday evening, nolens volens...