Venus transit has historical significance for Australia

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 03:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Australia was gearing up Tuesday for the transit of Venus, an event with historical significance as a previous occurrence in 1769 played a key part in the "discovery" of the southern continent.

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