Venus: A Quest

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Venus: A Quest

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NZ On Screen

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Cartoonist and writer Dylan Horrocks heads to England to trace his family lineage in this documentary, which mixes science and history. Horrocks uses DNA analysis to investigate if he is related to 17th century English astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks. In 1639 the scientist was the first person to observe the Transit of Venus. This planetary movement prompted Captain James Cook to travel to the Pacific. Horrocks heads to Tolaga Bay to view the transit in 2012, a special moment as the next one wil...

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Video

Date created

2013

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/venus-a-quest-2013

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dylan horrocks / astronomy / venus / sun / jeremiah horrocks / scientist / dna / genealogy / science / england / transit of venus / captain james cook / hms endeavour / tolaga bay / sir paul callaghan / nanotechnology / london / joseph banks / hicksville / earth / lancashire / keith moore / toxteth / liverpool / walker art gallery / westminster abbey / isaac newton / royal society / professor donald kurtz / eric barker / bretherton / tom dagnall / carr house / dr clive elphick / jane elphick / bolton / terry orrell / nigel horrocks / professsor kate mcgrath / macdiarmid institute / professor charles daugherty / martin rees

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