How did Astronomers use the transit of Venus across the Sun to calculate the distance between the Sun and Earth back in the 17th century? 892 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.96K February 10, 2020 0 Comments How did Astronomers use the transit of Venus across the Sun to calculate the distance between the Sun and Earth back in the 17th century? In: Mathematics 2 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted February 10, 2020 0 Comments By recording exactly the moments that Venus “touched” the sun, or was completely within the sun’s disc. These times would be slightly different for different places, because of parallax. You are viewing 1 out of 2 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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