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II. Report on observations of the transit of Venus made at Luxor, upper Egypt, 9th December, 1874

Author(s) -

Erasmus Ommanney

Publication year - 1875

Publication title -

proceedings of the royal society of london

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2053-9126

pISSN - 0370-1662

DOI - 10.1098/rspl.1874.0044

Subject(s) - astronomer , kindness , transit (satellite) , venus , service (business) , ancient history , art , history , art history , astrobiology , engineering , philosophy , physics , theology , transport engineering , business , public transport , marketing

Owing to the kindness of Professor Auwers, of Berlin, who placed his heliometer at my service, I was enabled to make the following notes of time and phenomena during the time of egress. The time was given by a chronometer marked “Wiren 34,” which was to me by the celebrated astronomer, William Döllen, of Pulkowa.

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