print email comment close Chasing Venus: Observing the Transits of Venus, 1631-2004 URL: http://www.sil.si.edu/exhibitions/chasing-venus/ Description: This exhibit provides background information and history of transits of Venus, the astronomical events where "the planet Venus passes directly between Earth and the Sun, appearing as a small black dot on the Sun's disk." Features details about seven past transits of Venus (1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882, 2004), and the upcoming transit in 2012. Includes links to related sites. From the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Libraries Library of Congress Subject Headings: Astronomy Science -- History Venus (Planet) -- Transit LII Database Information: Record 15520 created by Jennifer English on 05/30/2005 Last modification on 05/31/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/08/2006 Published: 05/30/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15520