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...great German astronomer Johannes Kepler first predicted a transit of Venus, but he died before he could witness the 1631 event. In 1769, the explorer Captain James Cook-just a lieutenant at the time-made his first voyage to the South Pacific in order to view that year's transit from Tahiti. And more than 50 expeditions were launched from the U.S., Britain, Russia and other nations to every corner of the earth to see the 1874 transit...
...Following Halley's suggestion, explorers- including, in 1761 and '69, Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason, who later surveyed the Mason-Dixon line, and, in 1769, James Cook-headed for remote regions, above, to see the transits that occurred in those years. Unfortunately, observers had to know their precise longitude and latitude, which were hard to measure at the time. As a result, astronomers couldn't calculate the distance from Earth to the sun with much accuracy...
...Zealand's Pacific neighbors - especially Niue and the Cook Islands, whose people carry N.Z. passports - are also potential back doors for those seeking a Kiwi identity. In December the government ended visa-free entry for citizens of Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. It's also working with Australia to help Pacific states tighten notoriously lax border controls. "We are constantly vigilant," says Goff. So are most other nations - and they'll now look a little more closely at those blue passports...
...eager to spend quality, flack-free time with the grandkids. Olivia and R Family are casting a wide net to welcome straight friends and relatives to all their activities. Olivia's president, Judy Dlugacz, 52, took her partner of 25 years, Rachel Wahba, their straight daughter Tiffany Cook and granddaughter Rebecca, 5, to Club Olivia...
...Anderson to Harper (inclusive), Sever 5 Helmus to Russell (inclusive), Sever 6 Salisbury to Winsor (inclusive), Sever 17 Chemistry 3, Zool. Lect.-rm. Economics 1A, Harvard 5 Economics 14, Sever 1 Education 1, Sever A English 3a, Pierce 202 English 29a, Pierce 209 Fine Arts 1c: Atkinson to Cook (inclusive), Sever B Coolidge to Joyce (inclusive), Sever 26 Kenefick to Reynolds (inclusive), Sever 31 Ricketson to Wood (inclusive), Sever 32 French 2: Dr. Whittem's sect. 1, Holden Mr. Doyle's sect. 7, Harvard 6 Mr. Lincoln's sect. 8, Harvard 6 Mr. Arvin's sect. 9, Robinson...