Science on the 28th of May 1737 in history

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28 May 1737 planet	science	planet (astronomy) The planet Venus passes in front of Mercury. The event is witnessed during the evening by amateur astronomer John Bevis at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in England. As of 2006, it is still the only such planet/planet occultation that has been directly observed.	0

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