
How NZ was put on world maps using a transit of Mercury - Out of Space
Duncan Steel • Nov 10, 2019 •
There will be a transit of Mercury – the planet Mercury will pass across the face of the Sun – taking place at sunrise in New Zealand on Tuesday, 12th November. It was by observing such an event 250 years ago that James Cook and his scientist colleagues were able to determine the longitude of NZ, and so put these … Read More