Transit of Venus : Legare Street Press : 9781020365089 : 1020365080 : 18 Jul 2023 : An influential work of astronomy by the Scottish physicist and astronomer George Forbes, first published in 1874. The book provides a detailed account of the transit of Venus - an astronomical event of great importance in the 19th century - and includes extensive calculations and observations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important