Ingress of Venus during the 1769 solar transit Finish:20-pack 362 mph (372

362 mph (372

Head and shoulders portrait of William Thomas Brande turned to the viewer's right

The Tower of London is on the right and a crowd of spectators is gathered around the execution platform to the left

According to the Greek writer Ctesias of Cnidus

Ingress of Venus during the 1769 solar transit Finish:20-pack 362 mph (372Sketches of the Transit of Venus at the beginning of the 1769 event. Ten figures [only nine of which were used in the eventual published plate], from the earliest showing of the planet to the appearance of the 'black drop' effect. Hirst observed using a 2 foot long reflecting telescope to x55 magnification. Eight individual pieces of paper pasted onto a single backing sheet. With pencilled instructions to the engraver. The illustration appeared as