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The Transit of Venus Lectures
A series of lectures from 2004 covering the broad themes related to the Transit of Venus.
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1 - How The Land Got Here by Dr. Hamish Campbell
8 Jun 2004The split from Gondwanaland and the development of our unique flora and fauna. Introduction by poet Chris Orsman of Wellington. Audio
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2 - The Ancients And The Stars by Richard Hall
8 Jun 2004How the ancients, from Babylonians to Polynesians, interpreted and used the stars. Stonehenge in Britain and the construction of Stonehenge Aotearoa in the Wairarapa. Introduction by Dr. Grant… Read more Audio
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3 - Pacific Voyaging and Navigation by Dr. Peter Adds
8 Jun 2004Pacific Voyaging and Navigation by Dr. Peter Adds - Maori studies, Victoria University of Wellington. Introduction by Dr. John Stenhouse. Audio
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4 - Science In Cook's Time by Dr. Duncan Steel
8 Jun 2004Science in the age of enlightenment, the quest to find the distance to the Sun. longitude. Introduction by John Hisco, President of the Astronomical Society of South Australia. Audio
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5 - Cook's First Voyage by Dame Anne Salmond
8 Jun 2004First encounters between Maori and Europeans. Introduction by Prof. David Mackay, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Victoria University of Wellington. Audio
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6 - Voyages in Time and Space by Professor Paul Callaghan
8 Jun 2004with Professor Alan MacDiarmid - What are the challenges now? The search for dark matter, other life and other universes. Audio
The Transit of Venus Lectures
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