Sue ParkI had the opportunity last month to look around the #KingsObservatory in #Richmond.π
In 1769 #KingGeorgeIII decided to create a park and construct an #observatory to nurture his interest in #astronomy, in particular to observe the transit of #Venus across the face of the #Sun predicted to occur that same year.
This rare #AstronomicalEvent would permit #astronomers to calculate more accurately the size of the #SolarSystem and provide an estimate of the distance between the #Earth and the Sun.
In 1769 #KingGeorgeIII decided to create a park and construct an #observatory to nurture his interest in #astronomy, in particular to observe the transit of #Venus across the face of the #Sun predicted to occur that same year.
This rare #AstronomicalEvent would permit #astronomers to calculate more accurately the size of the #SolarSystem and provide an estimate of the distance between the #Earth and the Sun.
