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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Green canonical | 3 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
James Cook
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Royal Society-appointed observers ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Royal Society ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
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surface form:
Royal Greenwich Observatory
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| era | Georgian era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | astronomy ⓘ |
| goalOfObservations |
improving the measurement of the astronomical unit
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refining the scale of the solar system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomical measurements during James Cook’s first Pacific voyage
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observations of the 1769 transit of Venus ⓘ |
| name | Charles Green ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableObservationSite | Tahiti ⓘ |
| observedEvent |
Royal Society expedition to observe the transit of Venus
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surface form:
Transit of Venus of 1769
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| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | James Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Pacific Ocean
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Tahiti ⓘ |
| positionHeld | assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory ⓘ |
| purposeOfVoyage |
conducting astronomical measurements in the Pacific
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observation of the 1769 transit of Venus ⓘ |
| shipSailedOn | HMS Endeavour ⓘ |
| traveledWith | James Cook ⓘ |
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