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Stephen Hopkins (politician)

 * ... that Rhode Island governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stephen Hopkins, was also an astronomer who helped take measurements during the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun?
 * Comment: The autodidactic Stephen Hopkins was, from childhood, a voracious reader, and knowledgeable in many areas, including the sciences, languages, and great works of literature. With the upcoming transit of Venus (June 2012), I thought this little tidbit to be very timely, based on an article that I am currently expanding.

Created/expanded by Sarnold17 (talk). Self nom at 20:20, 14 May 2012 (UTC)




 * The original hook, at 224 characters, is over the limit of 200. The following squeezes all of the same information into 201 characters, but a still shorter hook would be better:
 * ALT1: ... that Rhode Island governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence Stephen Hopkins was also a surveyor and astronomer who helped take measurements during the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun? M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  20:28, 16 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I've shortened the hook a bit more so that it should meet length guidelines.Sarnold17 (talk) 21:07, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: Sarnold17 has replaced the original with the shortened version, so I've struck my comment, including ALT1. M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  02:29, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Could this be considered for a special date, namely 5 June 2012, the date of the transit of Venus across the sun? This is a big astronomical deal, because it won't happen again until the year 2117.Sarnold17 (talk) 01:26, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Moved to 5 June (it isn't that far off).


 * New user, so no QPQ required.
 * Hook short enough, verified.
 * Article new enough, long enough.


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go. Hawkeye7 (talk) 10:44, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Comment Unless he was using sign language it should be 'signator' not 'signer' Richerman    (talk) 21:54, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Forget that - it would be signator in the UK but a google search shows that it's signer in the US. Richerman    (talk) 22:00, 2 June 2012 (UTC)