Preparing for the transit of Venus |
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Authors: | N Rathnasree Sanat Kumar |
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Institution: | (1) 2261 The Entrance, Australia |
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Abstract: | The upcoming transits of Venus in the years 2004 and 2012 provide an unprecedented opportunity for school and college students
to take part in global efforts of recreating historical transit of Venus observations for measuring the Earth-Sun radius.
The article summarises a simple understanding of the procedure underlying the determination of this distance, using transit
observations and outlines possible co-ordinated activities for student groups. |
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