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Captain Cook’s drawing of his observation of the 1769 Transit of Venus, an essential part of the first worldwide scientific collaboration of its kind.

Captain Cook’s drawing of his observation of the 1769 Transit of Venus, an essential part of the first worldwide scientific collaboration of its kind.

6-5-2012
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