Transit - Mercury & Venus



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Condition :   Good  
Principle :   Transit of the Inner Planets,
Area of Study :  Planetary Astronomy & Constellations
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   References

Chuck Bueter, "Why Not Try Serving up Astronomy To Your Students on a Plate?", Physics Education, Vol. 39, (3), May 2004, p. 226.

David Sellers, "The Life of Jeremiah Horrocks Remains Something of a Mystery", Physics Education, Vol. 39, (3), May 2004, p. 298.

Arkan Simaan, "The Transit of Venus Across the Sun", Physics Education, Vol. 39, (3), May 2004, p. 247.

Bernard Taylor, "Don't Miss the Transit of Venus", Physics Education, May 2004, p. 305.

David Smith, "Venus Transit to Occur on 8 June", Physics Education, May 2004, p. 306.

 

Mark Wilson, "New Study Correlates Mantle Melting to Mid-Ocean Ridge Segments", Physics Today, Jan. 2005, p. 21 - 23.



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