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Foreign News
September 4, 1761
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Letter from St. Neots reports observer spotting possible secondary planet to Venus during its transit on June 6, visible via telescope from 8:31 to 9 a.m. apparent time.
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Extract of a Letter from St. Neots in Huntingdonshire, June 6.
"This morning as I was observing the transit, I perceived a phaenomenon, which by its motion appeared to move in a curve different from any spots I had ever before discovered on the sun. An idea occurred to me, that it was a secondary planet to Venus, for it plainly appeared to attend its primary as the center of its motion; and by the help of my telescope I could perceive it make nearer the same transit as the planet Venus, but nearer the ecliptic.....of the transit of Venus 31 minutes past eight, and the end of the secondary 9 in the morning, apparent time."
"This morning as I was observing the transit, I perceived a phaenomenon, which by its motion appeared to move in a curve different from any spots I had ever before discovered on the sun. An idea occurred to me, that it was a secondary planet to Venus, for it plainly appeared to attend its primary as the center of its motion; and by the help of my telescope I could perceive it make nearer the same transit as the planet Venus, but nearer the ecliptic.....of the transit of Venus 31 minutes past eight, and the end of the secondary 9 in the morning, apparent time."
What sub-type of article is it?
Astronomical Observation
What keywords are associated?
Transit Of Venus
Secondary Planet
Astronomical Phenomenon
Venus Observation
Telescope Sighting
Where did it happen?
St. Neots, Huntingdonshire
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
St. Neots, Huntingdonshire
Event Date
June 6
Event Details
Observer perceived a phenomenon moving in a curve different from any spots previously discovered on the sun, suggesting it was a secondary planet to Venus, attending Venus as its primary. Using a telescope, it was seen making a transit nearer to Venus but closer to the ecliptic. Transit of Venus began 31 minutes past eight, end of secondary at 9 in the morning, apparent time.