DRAWINGS OF THE TRANSIT OF VENUS, DECEMBER 8, 1874.

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Fig . III.—Ingress observed at Rodriguez, drawnby Lieut . Hoggan.

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Fig. IV.—Ingress observed at Kerguelen’s Land ,drawn by Lieut . Corbet.

Fig. V.—Egress observed in Egypt , drawn byMiss Newton.

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The black oblongs represent the sky bounding the Sun 's edge, of whichthe portion shown is too small to exhibit any curvature.