http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/06/events-june-5-7-transit-of-venus-living-portraits-and-ai-weiwei/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/06/events-june-5-7-transit-of-venus-living-portraits-and-ai-weiwei/comment-page-1/#comment-9218 Colin Hall Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:20:33 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=28094#comment-9218 I've been looking for expert theories on whether planetary transits were known of in ancient times. Were transits visible in those days and were there any disasters attached to these occurrences if they were ? I’ve been looking for expert theories on whether planetary transits were known of in ancient times. Were transits visible in those days and were there any disasters attached to these occurrences if they were ?

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