559 - The Transit of Venus part 2: Back in the Orbit

559 - The Transit of Venus part 2: Back in the Orbit

From Do Go On by Do Go On Media

July 8, 2026 · 2h 22m

About this episode

The episode discusses the adventures of scientists in the 1760s tracking the transit of Venus.

Following on from last week's episode, we hear of more adventures undertaken by scientists in the 1760's in the effort to track the transit of Venus! Intrepid astronomers this week include Frenchmen Alexandre-Gui Pingré and Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche and Englishmen Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason (who we mistakenly call Wilson through a lot of the episode sorry)! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:09 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod   Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.  REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING…

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Topics covered

  • transit of Venus
  • astronomy
  • 18th century science
  • scientific expeditions
  • historical figures

Keywords

  • transit of Venus
  • astronomy
  • 1760s
  • scientists
  • historical science

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