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Three centuries, one scope: a single refractor witnesses the 1881, and 2016 transits of Mercury
- Source :
- Sky & Telescope. December 1, 2016, p84, 1 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- May 9th dawned dear in central New Jersey. The venerable 6 1/4-inch Hastings-Byrne refractor of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton stood ready for its third transit of Mercury. At [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00376604
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Sky & Telescope
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.470559282