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File:Horrocks observing the 1639 transit of Venus by Eyre Crowe.jpg

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Eyre Crowe: The Founder of English Astronomy  wikidata:Q26951147 reasonator:Q26951147
Artist
Eyre Crowe  (1824–1910)  wikidata:Q1385886
 
Eyre Crowe
Alternative names
eyre crowe
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 3 October 1824 Edit this at Wikidata 12 December 1910 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Chelsea London
Work location
Britain, USA
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1385886
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Title
English: Jeremiah Horrocks making the first observation of a transit of Venus in 1639
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people Jeremiah Horrocks Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1891 ; 2004-02-17
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 76.2 cm (30 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 100.3 cm (39.4 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+76.2U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+100.3U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1536471
Accession number
WAG 1805 (Walker Art Gallery) Edit this at Wikidata
References Art UK artwork ID: the-founder-of-english-astronomy-97252 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/eduoff/vt-2004/Background/Infol1/BIS-A1.html

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