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William Crabtree

William Crabtree (1610 – 1644) was an English astronomer, mathematician, and merchant from Broughton, then in the Hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England. He was one of only two people to observe and record the first predicted transit of Venus in 1639.

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Transit of Venus
Born
1610 Broughton Spout, Broughton, Lancashire, England
Died
1644 (aged 34) Manchester, Lancashire, England
Fields
Astronomy Mathematics

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related to Further reading · 18
William Crabtree → Allan, Allan Chapman, Astronomy, Bibcode, Chapman, Crabtree, Geophysics, Horrocks, International Astronomical Union, ISBN, Kollerstrom, Manchester Statistical Society, Manchester's First Mathematician, Nicholas, Proceedings, S1743921305001249, Venus, William Crabtree's Venus
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William Crabtree → Archived, British AstronomyTransits, Chasing Venus, Crabtree, Dawn, Discovery, History, Legacy, March, Observing, Science, Transit ObservationHorrocks, Transits, Venus, Venus Smithsonian Institution LibrariesManchester, Wayback MachineWilliam Crabtree's Venus
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William Crabtree → 1644 (aged 34) Manchester, Lancashire, England
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