Past Venus Transits Revealed Solar System's Size | Video Part 1

4,715 views · Published 23 May 2012 · 4:49 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology

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By the end of the 19th Century, the relative spacing of the planets was known but the absolute distance between them was not. This scientific mystery spanning centuries was finally solved by accurate measurement of Venus Transits of 1874 and 1882.

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