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File:JeremiahHorrocks.jpg

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William Richard Lavender (1877-1915)
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: The first observed Transit of the Planet Venus predicted & observed by Jeremiah Horrocks, 24th November 1639. Portrait held in the collection of Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery Chorley and the property of Chorley Council.
Date 1903
date QS:P571,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium painting
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Source/Photographer http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2705523
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