A transit of Alercury may h ok served to-dav. provided the conditions are favourable, bv the possessors of telescopes or good binoculars. The nlanet takes some eight- hours to cross the sun. and the transit begins about 9hr 15min. a.m., according to the predicted time. Mercury will cross the sun almost centrally, and mar be distinguished from any sun spots oy its rapid motion.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 191, 8 May 1924, Page 8
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