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Main image: A 1776 portrait of Captain James Cook by British artist Nathaniel Dance-Holland. Inset: A time-lapse image taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, capturing the transit of Venus on June 5, 2012.
1769: Captain Cook’s Historic Voyage – Observing the Transit of Venus

Captain James Cook's voyage on HMS Endeavour in 1769 marked a turning point in exploration, combining scientific pursuit with maritime exploration. Tasked by the British Royal Society, Cook observed the rare transit of Venus from [...]