File:Transit observation Chambers 1898.jpg

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The planet Venus and a star as seen in a transit instrument.

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English: The view through a transit instruments showing the reticle cross threads along with a single star and the planet Venus in the crescent phase. Caption: "The planet Venus and a star as seen in a transit instrument."
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Source https://books.google.com/books?id=U3bvAAAAMAAJ&dq=A%20handbook%20of%20descriptive%20and%20practical%20astronomy&pg=PA129
Author George F. Chambers

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