Chasing Venus: Observing the Transits of Venus 1631-2004
Introduction
What is a Transit of Venus?
Discovering the Transits: The 1631 and 1639 Transits
Measuring the Universe: The 1761 and 1769 Transits
New Possibilities: The 1874 and 1882 Transits
The Transits of 2004 and 2012
Credits and Financial Support
Education and Events
Resources and Links

Credits and Financial Support

Chasing Venus
Observing the Transits of Venus, 1631 - 2004

Exhibition Curator
Ronald Brashear
Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Design, Editing, and Production
Office of Exhibits Central
Smithsonian Institution

Web Site Design
Nicole Van Doren, Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Database Development
Martin Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Institution Libraries

With the cooperation of
The United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

Financial Support
Peter Gruber Foundation - Cosmology Prize
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kintera, Inc.
Fred M. Young, Jr.