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First observation of the transit of Venus by William Crabtree in 1639. Photogravure from an old etching.

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"Essays in astronomy" - D. Appleton & company, 1900 ( w:LCCN 00004435)

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Original painting by Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893)

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