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World Service,05 Nov 1999,14 mins

Transit of Mercury

Seeing Stars

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The importance of a transit of Mercury - discussion with Allan Chapman of Oxford University. All about Leonids with David Asher of Armagh Observatory. Plus what was happening among the stars and planets in November 1999. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1999.

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