In 1768 Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was sent by the Royal Society and the Admiralty in a ship called the Endeavour to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from the Pacific island of Tahiti. The intention was to refine the estimate of the distance of the Sun. Cook and the astronomer Charles Green observed the transit from the island’s northernmost point, still known as Point Venus. From Tahiti, Cook went on to circumnavigate New Zealand and landed in eastern Australia at what is now known as Botany Bay.
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In 1768 Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was sent by the Royal Society and the Admiralty in a ship called the Endeavour to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from the Pacific island of Tahiti. The intention was to refine the estimate of the distance of the Sun. Cook and the astronomer Charles Green observed the transit from the island’s northernmost point, still known as Point Venus. From Tahiti, Cook went on to circumnavigate New Zealand and landed in eastern Australia at what is now known as Botany Bay.
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