VT-2004 Extended Information Sheet F6
List of expeditions to observe the transit of Venus from the XVIIth century to the XIXth century
This table summarises the expeditions related to observations of the transits of Venus. It is not exhaustive since the list of expeditions was compiled from bibliographic sources in the Paris Observatory and from some other sites.
Below is a list of the expeditions ordered by date of transit, giving for each country the observing sites with the names of the astronomers responsible for the observations. Where there is some doubt, a question mark is shown.
SITE OF OBSERVATION OF THE TRANSIT | ASTRONOMERS | |||
Venus 1639 : Great Britain | ||||
Hoole , Great Britain | ||||
Manchester , Great Britain | ||||
Venus 1761 : Anonymous observers or Jesuits | ||||
Dillingen , Germany | Hauser (Jesuit) | |||
Ingolstadt, Germany | Kraz (Jesuit) and two unknown observers | |||
Madrid, Spain | Benevent , Eximenus | |||
Regensbourg , Germany | ? | |||
St Petersburg , Russia | Braun | |||
Tranquebar, Danish Indies (India, nowadays) | Jesuits | |||
Vienna , Austria | Lysogorski , Mastalier , Rain | |||
Wurtzburg , Germany | Hubert | |||
Venus 1761 Germany | ||||
Bayreuth, Germany | Grafenhahn | |||
Gottingen , Germany | Mayer T. | |||
Klosterberg , Germany | Silberschlag | |||
Laibach (nowadays Ljubljana, in Slovenia) | Schöttl | |||
Madrid, Spain | Rieger (Jesuit) | |||
Munich, Germany | Brander | |||
Nürnberg, Germany | Kordenbusch | |||
Schwetzingen , Germany | May er C. | |||
Tyr nau (nowadays Trnava, in Slovakia) | Weiss | |||
Vienna , Austria | Hell (Jesuit), Herberth, Liesganig (Jesuit), Müller, Scherffer, Stein-Kellner | |||
Wetzlas , Austria | Von Schlug | |||
Venus 1761 Great Britain | ||||
Calcutta, India | Magee | |||
Cape of Good Hope | Maso n and Dixon | |||
Chelsea , Great Britain | ||||
London , Clerkenwell , Great Britain | Heberden | |||
Constantinople (nowadays Istanbul, Turkey) | Po rter | |||
Greenwich , Great Britain | ||||
London , Hackney , Great Britain | Ellicot & Dolland | |||
Liskeard , Great Britain | Hay don | |||
London , Saville House , Great Britain | ||||
London, Spit. Square, Great Britain | C anton | |||
Madras, India | Hi rst and Jesuits | |||
St Helena Island | ||||
Shiburn Castle , Great Britain | Phelps | |||
Venus 1761 Denmark | ||||
Copenhagen , Denmark | H orrebow | |||
Drontheim , Norway | Bugge & Hascow | |||
Leipzig, Germany | He insio | |||
Venus 1761 United States (British colony) | ||||
St John Newfoundland | ||||
Venus 1761 France | ||||
Bayeux, France | ||||
Béziers, France | Clauzade , De Manse | |||
Conflans-sous-Carrière , France | B ailly, La Caille, Turgot de Brucourt | |||
? | Duchoiselle | |||
Isle de France (nowadays Mauritius ) | De Seligny | |||
Lyon, France | Béraud | |||
Montpellier, France | Romieu , Roucher-Deratte , Tandon | |||
Paris, collège Louis-Le-Grand, France | ||||
Paris, école militaire, France | Jeaurat | |||
Paris, hôtel de Cluny, France | ||||
Paris, observatoire royal, France | Belléri , Maraldi | |||
Paris, palais du Luxembourg, France | Lalan de | |||
Passy, La Muette, France | De F ouchy , Noël | |||
Bejing , China | Dollier (Jesuit) | |||
Pondichery , India | ||||
Rodriguez Island ( North Madagascar ) | ||||
Rouen, France | ||||
Saint-Hubert, château de, France | La Condamine , Le Monnier | |||
Sens, France | Luy nes, cardinal de | |||
Tobolsk, Siberia | ||||
Vienna , Austria | Cassini d e Thury | |||
Vincennes, France | Prolange | |||
Venus 1761 Netherlands | ||||
Batavia , Dutch Indies (nowadays Jakarta , Indonesia ) | Mohr | |||
The Hague , France | Klinkenberg | |||
Leiden , Netherlands | ||||
Middelbourg , Netherlands | de Munck | |||
Venus 1761 Italy | ||||
Bologne, Italy | Canterzani , Cassali , Frisi , Marini, Mateucci , Za notti | |||
Florence, Italy | Ximenes (Jesuit) | |||
Paris, observatoire royal, France | Zannoni | |||
Rome, Italy | Audiffredi | |||
Venus 1761 Portugal | ||||
Lisboa, Portugal | Ciera | |||
Paris, Ste- Geneviève , France | De Barros | |||
Porto, Portugal | ||||
Venus 1761 Russia | ||||
St Petersburg , Russia | Kurganow , Krasilnikow | |||
Seleginsk , Russia | ||||
Venus 1761 Sweden | ||||
Abo (nowadays Turku, Finland) | ||||
Cajanebourg (nowadays Kajaani , Finland) | ||||
Kalmar, Sweden | Wickström | |||
Karlskrona, Sweden | Bergström , Zegolström | |||
Hernosand , Sweden | ||||
Landskrona , Sweden | Brehmer , Dehn , Landberg | |||
Lund, Sweden | Burmester , Sc henmark | |||
Passy, La Muette, France | ||||
Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
Tornio , Finland | ||||
Uppsala , Sweden | ||||
Venus 1769 | ||||
Venus 1769 : Anonymous and Jesuits | ||||
Bützow , Germany | ? | |||
Kiel, Germany | Ackermann | |||
Lubeck, Germany | Brashe and two unknown observers | |||
Venus 1769 Germany | ||||
Colombes, France | Bernoulli | |||
Greifswald, Germany | ||||
Venus 1769 Great Britain | ||||
Hudson s Bay , Canada | Dymond , Wales | |||
Baskenridge, New Jersey, United States | Alexander | |||
Caen, "the Mission", France | Pi gott | |||
Cambridge, Massachussets , United States | Win throp | |||
Cape Lizard , south-west Great Britain | Bradley | |||
Cape North | ||||
Cavan , Ireland | ||||
Coudre Island near Québec | Wri ght | |||
Dinapur , India | ||||
East Dereham , Norfolk , Great Britain | ||||
Gibraltar | Jard ine | |||
Glasgow, near the university, Scotland | ||||
Greenwich , London , Great Britain | Dollond, P., D u nn, H i r st, Hit chins, H or sley, Maske ly ne, Nairne | |||
Hammerfest, Norway | Dixon | |||
Hawkhill , Scotland | ||||
Hinkley | Robinson | |||
London , Kew , Great Britain | Bev is | |||
Kirknewton , Scotland | Brice | |||
Leicester , Great Britain | Ludlam | |||
Lewes, Delaware, United States | ||||
Lewestown , Pennsylvania, United States | Bi ddle | |||
Leyburn , Great Britain | G. G. | |||
London , Austin Friars , Great Britain | Au bert | |||
London , Mid. Temp. , Great Britain | ||||
London, Spit. Square, Great Britain | Cant on | |||
Newbury, Massachussets , United States | Williams | |||
Norristown, United States | ||||
Oxford , Great Britain | Cla re, H or sley, Jackson, Luc as, Ni kitin, Shuk b urgh, Sy kes, Wil liamson | |||
Phesabad | ||||
Philadelphia , United States | Ewing, Pearson, Prior, Shippen, Thomson | |||
Providence, Rhode Island, United States | West | |||
Quebec | Holland | |||
Shiburn Castle , Great Britain | ||||
Tahiti | ||||
Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Poole | |||
Windsor Castle , Great Britain | ||||
Venus 1769 Denmark | ||||
Vardö , Norway | Borgrewing , Hell, Sajnovics | |||
Venus 1769 Spain | ||||
Agromonte | De Queiros | |||
Cadix, Spain | Tofino | |||
Manila, Spain (nowadays at Philippines) | De Ronas | |||
Mexico City, Mexico | Alzate | |||
Sainte-Anne , California , United States | Velasquez | |||
Saint-Joseph, California, United States | D oz , Medina | |||
Venus 1769 United States (british colony) | ||||
Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States | ? | |||
Norriton , Pennsylvania ( Norristown ), United States | ||||
Philadelphia , United States | ? | |||
Talbot County, Maryland, United States | ||||
Venus 1769 France | ||||
Bordeaux, France | Faugère , De la Roque | |||
Brest, France | ||||
Caen, the Mission, France | Rochfort | |||
Cape François , St Domingo , France (nowadays the Dominican Republic ) | ||||
Havre de Grace, France (nowadays Le Havre) | Diquemar | |||
Kergars , France | DAprès | |||
Martinique, France | Christophe | |||
Paris, collège Louis-Le-Grand, France | Baudouin, Messier, Turgot, Zannoni | |||
Paris, collège Mazarin, France | ||||
Paris, Observatoire royal, France | ||||
Passy, La Muette, France | ||||
Bejing , China | Collas and Dollières (Jesuits) | |||
Pondichery , India | ||||
Rouen, France | Bouin, Dulague | |||
Saint-Hubert, château de, France | ||||
Saint-Joseph, Basse California (nowadays au Mexico) | ||||
Saron, château de, France | De Saron | |||
Toulouse, France | DArquier , Garipui | |||
Venus 1769 Netherlands | ||||
Batavia, Dutch indies (nowadays Jakarta, Indonesia) | M ohr | |||
Venus 1769 Russia | ||||
Guriev, Russia (nowadays in Kazakhstan) | Inochodsow , Lowitz | |||
Kola, peninsula, near Mourmansk, Russia | Ochtenski , Rumovsky | |||
Orenbourg, Russia | Krafft | |||
Orsk, Russia | Euler, C. | |||
Ponoi , Russia | Mallet | |||
St Petersburg , Russia | Euler, Lexell , Mayer C., Stahl | |||
Yakoutsk (nowadays Republic of Yakutsk ) | Islenieff and an unknown observer | |||
Venus 1769 Sweden | ||||
Cajanebourg (nowadays Kajaani , Finland) | ||||
Hernosand , Sweden | Gissler | |||
Lund, Sweden | Nenzelius , Schenmark | |||
Stockholm, Sweden | Ferner , Wargentin , Wilcke | |||
Uppsala , Sweden | ||||
Wanhalinnaberg, near Turku, Sweden | Gadolin , Justander | |||
Venus 1874 | ||||
Venus 1874 Jesuits | ||||
Manila , Spain (nowadays The Philippines ) | Jesuits | |||
Venus 1874 Germany | ||||
Port Ross, Auckland Islands, New Zealand | ||||
Ispahan, Iran | Becker and Fritsch | |||
Kerguelen Islands , Betsy Bay, France (nowadays Terres Australes and French Antartica ) | B örgen and Weinek | |||
Mauritius , station Solitude , Great Britain (nowadays Republic of Mauritius ) | Lö w and Pechüle | |||
Tchefou , China | Valent iner and Adolph | |||
Venus 1874 Great Britain | ||||
Burnham, near Christchurch, New Zealand | Pal mer | |||
Christchurch, New Zealand | Darwin | |||
Grahamstown, nowadays Thames, New Zealand | Se vern | |||
Kerguelen, Islands , baie de lObservatoire, France (nowadays Terres Australes and French Antartica ) | ||||
Kerguelen, Islands , baie Supply , France (nowadays Terres Australes and French Antartica ) | C orbet | |||
Kerguelen, Islands , Thumb Peak , France (nowadays Terres Australes and French Antartica ) | Goodri dge | |||
Lahore (nowadays in Pakistan) | ||||
Thèbes, Egypt | ||||
Mauritius , Great Britain (nowadays nowadays Republic of Mauritius ) | ||||
Melbourne Observatory, Australia | E llery | |||
Mokattem Hills, près du Caire, Egypt | ||||
Mussoorie , May-Villa Station, Himalaya | ||||
Rodriguez, Island , Hermitage Island , Great Britain (nowadays Republic of Mauritius ) | ||||
Rodriguez Island , Point Coten , Great Britain (nowadays nowadays Republic of Mauritius ) | ||||
Rodriguez Island , Point Venus , Great Britain (nowadays nowadays Republic of Mauritius ) | ||||
Roorkee , India | ||||
Honolulu , Oahu , Sandwich Islands (nowadays Hawaii ) | ||||
Kailua , Islands Sandwich (nowadays Hawaii ) | ||||
Waiakiki, near Honolulu , Sandwich Islands (nowadays Hawaii ) | ||||
Waimea, Island of Kauai , Atoui, Sandwich Islands (nowadays Hawaii ) | ||||
Suez, Egypt | ||||
Venus 1874 Australia | ||||
Eden, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Eversleigh, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Newcastle, Raymond Street, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Sydney, Australia | ||||
Sydney, Hunter Street, Australia | ||||
Woodford, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Venus 1874 Denmark | ||||
Maurice, Island , Great Britain (nowadays nowadays Republic of Mauritius ) | Pechule | |||
Venus 1874 United States | ||||
Campbell, Island, Tasmania (nowadays in New Zealand) | Raymond | |||
Hobart Town, Tasmania (nowadays in Australia) | ||||
Molloy Point, Kerguelen Islands , France (nowadays Terres Australes and French Antartica ) | R yan | |||
Nagasaki, Japan | Davidson | |||
Bejing , China | ||||
Queenstown, New Zealand | Peters | |||
Vladivostok, Russia | Hall | |||
Whangaroa, Island Chatham, New Zealand | ||||
Venus 1874 France | ||||
Campbell, Island, Tasmania (nowadays in New Zealand) | ||||
Haiphong, Tonkin | Bo uillet | |||
Kobe, Japan | ||||
Nagasaki, Japan | ||||
Nouméa , New Caledonia | ||||
Bejing , China | ||||
Saïgon , IndoChina | ||||
Saint-Paul, Island , France near Madagascar (nowadays Terres Australes and French Antartica ) | ||||
Venus 1874 Pays-Bas | ||||
Réunion, Island, France | ? | |||
Réunion, Island, Saint-Denis, France | Oudemans | |||
Venus 1874 Italy | ||||
Muddapur, Bengale (nowadays in India) | ||||
Venus 1874 Mexico | ||||
Yokohama, Japan | ||||
Venus 1874 New Zealand | ||||
Auckland, Island, New Zealand | ? | |||
Bluff Harbor, New Zealand | ? | |||
Venus 1874 Russia | ||||
Chabarowsk , Russia | ||||
Hakodate, Japan | ||||
Kamen-Rybolow , Russia | ||||
Thèbes, Egypt | ||||
Nakhodka, Russia | ||||
Nertschinskij Zawod , Russia | ||||
Orianda , Ukraine | ||||
Bejing , China | ||||
Possiet , Russia | ||||
Téhéran, Iran | ||||
Tschita , Siberia, Russia | ||||
Vladivostok, Russia | ||||
Yokohama, Japan | ||||
Venus 1882 | ||||
Venus 1882 Germany | ||||
Charlestown, station Aiken, South Carolina, United States | ||||
Dolores, Station Bahia Blanca, Argentina | Hartwig | |||
Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile | Auwers | |||
Richmond, station Hartford, Virginia, United States | Müller | |||
Venus 1882 Great Britain | ||||
Auckland, Island, New Zealand | He ale | |||
Hastings , Barbados , Great Britain (nowadays independent, N.-E of Venezuéla) | ||||
Gibbs Hill, Bermuda , Great Britain | Plum mer and Neate | |||
Bidwills, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||
Burnham, New Zealand | ||||
Cambridge, Massachussets , United States | ||||
Cape of Good Hope, Aberdeen Road | Fin lay and Pett | |||
Cape of Good Hope, Montagu Road | ||||
Cape of Good Hope , Observatoire Royal | ||||
Cherry Garden, near Kingston, Jamaica | Pears on | |||
Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||
Cobourg , Canada | B ain | |||
Magellan Channel, Peckett Harbour | ||||
Magellan Channel, Sandy Hill Station, Peckett Harbour | ||||
Dunedin, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Durban, Natal Observatory, South Africa | ||||
Hobart Town , Tasmania (nowadays in Australia ) | ||||
Kempshot Observatory, Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||||
Kingston Observatory, Canada | ||||
Madagascar | Pe rry, Sidgreaves and Carlisle | |||
Maurice, Island , Great Britain (nowadays Republic of Mauritius ) | ||||
Melbourne Observatory, Australia | ||||
Nelson, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
New Plymouth, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Ottawa, Nepean Point, Canada | ||||
Park Camp, Jamaica | ||||
Sydney, Australia | Russell, Leneham , Savage | |||
Wellington, Boulcott Street, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Wellington, Mount Cook Observatory, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
Wenthworth, New South Wales, Australia | Todd (Ch arles) | |||
Winnipeg, Canada | ||||
Venus 1882 Argentina | ||||
Bragado , south Buenos-Aires , Argentina | ||||
Buenos-Aires, Argentina | Beuf ( Français ) | |||
Venus 1882 Belgique | ||||
San Antonio, Texas, United States | ||||
Santiago, Chile | ||||
Venus 1882 Brazil | ||||
Olinda, Brazil | J. d'O. Lacaille | |||
Punta Arenas, Patagonie, Chile | ||||
Saint-Thomas , Denmark , nowadays Virgin Islands ( United States ) | ||||
Venus 1882 Denmark | ||||
Sainte-Croix, Island (West Indies, S.E. of Porto-Rico) | Pec hüle | |||
Venus 1882 United States | ||||
Auckland, Island, New Zealand | Smith | |||
Cambridge, Harvard College Observatory, Massachussetts, United States | ||||
Cambridgeport, Massachussets, United States | Clark & Sons | |||
Cedar Keys, Florida, United States | Eastman | |||
Cerro Roblero, New-Mexico, United States | Davidson | |||
Floride, United States | Eastman | |||
Havana , Spain (nowadays Cuba ) | Hasselbrink | |||
Madison, Washburn Observatory , Wisconsin , United States | Holden | |||
Mount Hamilton , Lick Observatory , California , United States | ||||
New York , St Pauls Church, United States | Searle | |||
NewMexico , United States | Davidson | |||
Princeton, New Jersey, United States | Young | |||
San Antonio, Texas, United States | Hall | |||
Santa Cruz, Patagonie, Argentina | Wheeler | |||
Santiago, Chile | Boss | |||
Washington DC, US Naval Observatory, United States | ||||
Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | Newcomb | |||
Venus 1882 France | ||||
Algiers, Algeria | ||||
Avila, Spain | ||||
Cape Horn, Orange Bay | Co urce lle-S eneuil , Payen, Lephay, Dr Hyades, Le Cannelier | |||
Cerro-Negro, near San Bernardo, Chile | ||||
Châteaudun, France | ||||
Chubut, Argentina | ||||
Marseille, France | ||||
Martinique, fort Tartenson, France | ||||
Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||
Nice, France | ||||
Oran , Algeria | ||||
Pétionville, near Port-au-Prince, Haïti | ||||
Puebla, fort Loreto, Mexico | ||||
Rio-Negro, Patagonia, Argentina | ||||
Saint-Augustin, fort Marion, Florida, United States | ||||
Santa-Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina | ||||
Toulon , Naval Observatory , France | ||||
Venus 1882 Ireland | ||||
Armagh Observatory, Ireland | ||||
Cork, Queen's College, Ireland | En gland | |||
Dun Echt Observatory, Scotland | L ohse | |||
Dunsink Observatory , Ireland | Robert Ball | |||
Markree Observatory , Ireland | Do berck | |||
Venus 1882 Italy | ||||
Rome, observatoire royal, Italy | ||||
Moncalieri, observatory of Charles-Albert college, Italy | De nza , the father | |||