Friday, May 21, 2004

Pressure valve

All bad news and no play makes for a dull day.

In 1882 the planet Venus made a transit of the sun. John Philip Sousa (composer of Washington Post March and Stars and Stripes Forever) was so bedazzled that he wrote "Transit of Venus March". You can view the sheet music and also hear it here:

Background Reading: Music

On June 8th, 2004, Venus will again transit the sun. Nobody alive today has ever witnessed this event. For detailed information about the transit in your neck of the woods see:

Transit Predictions

Enjoy.

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Charles Darwin