Liverpool / Norriton / Manchester / Philadelphia / Lewes2 / Lewes / /
Company
Philadelphia Library Company / the Sun / The times / Benjamin Cole / /
Continent
America / North America / /
Country
France / United States / United Kingdom / /
Facility
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVERSE / Cape Henlopen lighthouse / Statehouse Square / PROBABLE POSITION OF THE OBSERVATORY / Venus Observatory / /
IndustryTerm
observation site / temporary site / typical chain / water transportation / reasonable travel time / /
NaturalFeature
Atlantic coast / Delaware River / Cape Hinlopen / Great Dune / Fenwick Island / Delaware Bay / Cape Henlopen / /
Organization
Astronomical Unit / Lewes Historical Society / American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia / Congress / American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia / African Union / International Astronomical Union / Royal Society / /
Person
Jeremiah Horrocks / John Watson / Edmond Halley / Owen Biddle / Thomas Jones / John Emory / Venus Transit / Nevil Maskelyne / David Rittenhouse / Richard Thomas / JOEL BAILEY / James E. Morrison / Anne / Thomas Penn / Geoffrey Thurston Hartley Wintney / Joseph-Nicolas Delisle / William Parsons / /
Position
Astronomer / first curator / competent surveyor / clear leader / second Astronomer / accomplished astronomer / craftsman / team member / surveyor / /
Surveying the 1769 Delaware Transit Observatory