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Abraham Scheuten

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Saw Venus in transit on June 6, 1761 AD accompanied by a smaller dark spot.

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Abraham Scheuten, of Krefeld, observed the transit of Venus in 1761.

The observations of Scheuten on June 6, 1761 AD was especially interesting: he saw Venus in transit across the Sun’s disk, accompanied by a smaller dark spot on one side, which followed Venus in its transit. The table of sightings lists Abraham Scheuten, Krefeld, 1761, with two sightings.