Captain Cook travels to Tahiti to observe Venus and determine distance from Earth

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Category

Discovery

Place

Pacific Islands

Date

1769

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"The object of Endeavour's visit was to observe the transit of the planet Venus across the sun, on June 3, in order to measure its distance from Earth." [1001 Days]

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