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At the next pair of transits, in 1874 and 1882, the accuracy was improved to 1%.
Pairs of transits occur roughly eight years apart, with either 105 or 125 years separating them from the next pair.
He is happy to answer questions about conditions on Venus, the historical importance of transits and what new science may emerge from studying them.
This has been done even as the number of transits has risen from 13,000 a year to over 14,000.
This happens in a pattern that repeats every 243 years: there's a gap of 122 years, then a pair of transits spaced eight years apart, then a gap of 105 years, then another pair.
"It's an exciting observation," says Black, "but I'd like to see a couple of transits before drawing conclusions".
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