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Astronomy Section Cook's Explorations Waka Voyaging Transit of Venus 2004 Expeditions
  • ASTRONOMY
  • COOK'S EXPLORATIONS
  • WAKA VOYAGING
  • TRANSIT OF VENUS
    2004 EXPEDITIONS
Albert
Jones-Stargazer

NASA CONNECT™

 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7
Captain's Log
Series introduction Captain's Log Ep1 Captain's Log Ep2 Captain's Log Ep3 Captain's Log Ep4
PICTORIAL PARADE: AFTER TWO CENTURIES

How Cook did it?

 Transits and navigation Problem of Longitude Dead reckoning Sextant

A Conversation with Dame Anne Salmond
Does History Matter? Canoe Origins of the waka The Voyage The Ancestors Were Right Mataatua & Te Aurere Modern Waka Construction Matariki: Maori New Year Matariki: The Maori Stars Traditional Navigation Polynesian Navigators The Living Knowledge


UK expedition videos




Winners:

 Nelson College Pakuranga College Tolaga Bay Area School

Finalists:

 Burnside High School McLeans College Napier Boys' High School Northcote College St.Cuthberts' College Tauranga Boys' College Wellington Girls' College
Special Commendations: Hauraki Plains College St John's College

VIDEO This Transit of Venus website is now offering an increasing number of excerpts from television programmes and specially produced videos. Quick access to a complete list of videos in the Astronomy, Cook, Waka and Expedition sections is now possible through clicking on the "Video" button on the top menu bar or look for the "video" icons throughout the site. Videos are provided in Windows Media 9 and the QuickTime streaming formats.

Free downloads are available from Microsoft.

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  • Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
  • Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X
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