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Transit of Venus, 1639



 * ... that the transit of Venus of 1639, predicted by self-taught astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks (pictured), was only seen and recorded by himself and his friend William Crabtree?
 * Reviewed: Garuda di Dadaku
 * Comment: I would like this article to be on the main page on 5 June 2012 to coincide with the beginning of the transit of Venus on that date which will be the last one for the next 121 years

Created/expanded by Richerman (talk). Self nom at 12:16, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Prose size, picture license, hook size and reference, references and creation date OK. Good to go! Please put this great article on the main page of June 5th. Alex2006 (talk) 14:47, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Have edited the hook so it has the required bolding of the article link text, and also modified that text so it makes grammatical sense in context. Moved to special occasion holding area for June 5. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:57, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review, I'm glad you liked the article. Actually I think "transit of Venus of 1639" would sound better. Also, as the main part of the transit will be visible from the US (sadly only visible for 15 minutes at sunrise on the 6th in the UK) it would be nice if it could be on the main page in a daytime time slot for the US. Richerman    (talk) 19:39, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Changed "in" to "of". Presumably, the person promoting this can arrange for a noon eastern slot on the fifth. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:55, 18 May 2012 (UTC)