Leonard Waldo's Plans for Observing the Transit of Venus, 1882, Page 1

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Memo written in July 1882 by Leonard Waldo listing the instruments, equipment and observers in preparation for the Transit of Venus in December 1882. Records of the Astronomical Observatory RU 416 YRG 14-B. Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University Library.

Related Objects

• The Yale Heliometer manufactured by Repsold in 1882 for viewing Transit of Venus in December 1882.
• Eight inch refractor made by Grubb and purchased by Yale in 1882 to view transit of Venus

Source

Object contributed by Peabody Museum of Natural History