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Captain Cook saw the June 3, 1769 Venus Transit from South Pacific, also mapping islands there for later British colonization — PolitiTweet.org

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Venus Transit is historically significant because you can derive the solar system's size from precision timing of the event. — PolitiTweet.org

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Space Shuttle Endeavour, soon to rest at the Cal Sci Center, was named for Captain Cook's ship - hence the British spelling. — PolitiTweet.org

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