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Table of Contents On this day ... 11 June 1769 Endeavour Voyage Maps James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia Transcript of Cook's Journal Joseph Banks's Journal The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth Transit of Venus Index Search Contact us

Observation of the Transit of Venus CALCULATION of the TRANSIT.                 8 no Error. Sun's Meridian Altitude on the 2d of June   50 7   3d ditto   49 59       June the 3d, 1769 Error of 16     H. M. S. Sun's Altitude before the first external Contact. D. M. | H. M. S. Sun's Altitude. D. M.                           8 48 9 First Set. 28 42 | 2 45 18 First Set. 32 47   50 10   29 5 |   46 31   32 34   51 41   29 21 |   47 35   32 22                           8 53 19 Second Set. 29 36 | 2 48 39 Second Set. 32 12   55 7   29 57 |   49 44   31 56   56 19   30 13 |   50 33   31 49                           8 57 36 Third Set. 30 27 | 2 51 33 Third Set. 31 39   58 37   30 37 |   52 28   31 29   59 44   30 47 |   53 35   31 16       Before the first Internal Contact.     |       Before the second external contact.                               9 25 48 First Set. 35 20 | 3 13 39 First Set. 27 35   27 46   35 34 |   14 36   27 24   28 23   35 47 |   15 35   17 14                           9 29 15 Second Set. 35 55 | 3 16 33 Second Set. 27 3   29 46   36 2 |   7 25   26 53   30 29   36 9 |   18 19   26 43                           9 31 13 Third Set. 36 13 | 3 19 14 Third Set. 26 34   32 4   36 23 |   20 14   26 21   32 43   36 29 |   21 1   26 12       After the first Internal Contact.     |       After the second external contact.                               9 42 56 First Set. 38 9 | 3 32 3   24 5   43 52   38 25 |   33 14   23 51   45 25   38 31 |   34 32   23 36                           9 46 32 Second Set. 38 42 | 3 35 31 Second Set. 23 25   47 59   38 54 |   36 33   23 11   49 27   39 8 |   37 30   23                             9 50 27 Third Set. 39 17 | 3 38 29 Third Set. 22 55   51 9   39 25 |   39 58   22 31   52 6   39 32 |   41 5   22 21   ' '' ''' | Altitude in the Morning. 2d internal Contact 0 23 10 |               1st external       | Time H. M. S.   D. M. 1 st internal 0 39 30 |   7 42 29 Sun's Altitude 15 51 2d ditto 3 10 57 |   0 45 26   16 25 2d external 3 29 58 |   0 46 38   16 40 Voyaging Accounts © Derived from the London 1773 edition printed for Stanfield Parkinson, page 29, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/-parkinson-059.html