Title: Transit of Venus
Description: "In June 2012 people in the USA will be able to witness the image of Venus crossing the face of the Sun, and the event will not occur again for more than a century. In Lancashire in 1639 Jeremiah Horrocks - to many the father of British astronomy - was the first to predict and see the transit of Venus, and helped transform our understanding of the solar system. He died young, but his legacy is remarkable. ..."--Back cover.
Subjects: Astronomers, Astronomy, Biography, History, Optische astronomie, Venus (planeet), Astronomy, history, Great britain, biography
Places: Great Britain
People: Jeremiah Horrocks (1617?-1641)
Time periods: 17th century