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Why was the transit of venus in 1769 important to the british scientific community?

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The main aim of Captain James Cook's Endeavour voyage was to observe the transit of Venus from Tahiti in June, 1769. The transit observations were used to calculate the size of the solar system which assisted in nautical navigation.

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