Halley's method
noun
Hal·ley's method
ˈha|lēz- also ÷ˈhā|
: a method of finding the parallax of Venus and hence the sun's distance by observing the duration of a transit of Venus from stations widely separated in latitude
Word History
Etymology
after Edmund Halley †1742 English astronomer
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