Charles Green

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Charles Green was an 18th-century English astronomer who sailed with Captain James Cook to observe the 1769 transit of Venus and conduct astronomical measurements.

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instanceOf 18th-century astronomer
astronomer
human
centuryOfActivity 18th century
collaboratedWith James Cook
Royal Society-appointed observers
commissionedBy Royal Society
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
employer Royal Observatory, Greenwich
surface form: Royal Greenwich Observatory
era Georgian era
fieldOfWork astronomy
goalOfObservations improving the measurement of the astronomical unit
refining the scale of the solar system
knownFor astronomical measurements during James Cook’s first Pacific voyage
observations of the 1769 transit of Venus
name Charles Green
nationality English
notableObservationSite Tahiti
observedEvent Royal Society expedition to observe the transit of Venus
surface form: Transit of Venus of 1769
occupation astronomer
participatedIn James Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific
placeOfActivity Pacific Ocean
Tahiti
positionHeld assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
purposeOfVoyage conducting astronomical measurements in the Pacific
observation of the 1769 transit of Venus
shipSailedOn HMS Endeavour
traveledWith James Cook

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First voyage of James Cook crewMember Charles Green
Point Venus, Tahiti visitedBy Charles Green