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Journal Article

Authors
Orchiston, Wayne and Darlington, Vicki
Title
A tale of two telescopes: North Queensland and the 1882 transit of Venus
In
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Imprint
vol. 20, no. 2, 2017, pp. 223-53
Subject
Chronological Classification 1788-1900 Natural Sciences Physical Sciences
Description

The telescopes, used by the British transit team, were subsequently acquired by Edwin Norris, amateur astronomer of Townsville, Queensland, and J. Ewen Davidson of Mackay, Queensland.

Source
cohn 2017

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