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Venus - across the Sun

Second of a two-part series on Venus as astronomers prepare to view a rare planetary event. Venus transits the Sun once every 100 years or so. This programme looks at some of the historical attempts to measure transits and the adventures that accompanied them.

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麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!

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