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TRIP PAST THE SUN Venus passes between Earth and the sun more than once a year on average, but because its orbit is tilted with respect to Earth's, a lineup precise enough to permit a transit is much rarer...
...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...
...rises, New England sees Venus two-thirds of the way through its passage. As you head south and west, less and less of the transit is visible...
...VENUS Its size and composition make it almost a twin of Earth, but its atmosphere is so thick that pressure at the surface is 90 times that on Earth. The atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide flavored with sulfur and sulfuric acid, which has caused a runaway greenhouse effect. The result: temperatures of more than 800°F (430?...
...VENUS'S TRANSIT...