Carr House, Much Hoole, Lancashire, UK. This was the location for the first European observation of the transit of Venus, which was made by Jeremiah H

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Carr House, Much Hoole, Lancashire, UK. This was the location for the first European observation of the transit of Venus, which was made by Jeremiah Horrocks (1619-1641) on 24th November 1639.

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