| 6 June 1761
| The Transit takes place, visible completel in all of Asia and Scandinavia, partially in Central Europe
and Africa
| 1
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| 9 June 1761
| P. Wargentin writes a report on observations of a bright rim around Venus even outside the Sun; see 12 November.
| 5: 648, 11
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| 13 June 1761
| The first report in print about an alleged sighting of the atmosphere appears in a German newspaper,
written by G. C. Silberschlag based on his own observations in Madgeburg / Kloster Bergen
| 2, 5: 646-647, 9, 11
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| late June 1761
| M. Lomonosov reports on his observations of effects he blames on the atmosphere at an Academy meeting
| 10: Petrunin comm.
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| June(?) 1761
| Silberschlag's report comes out a 2nd time, now in a literary journal, slightly edited
| 4, 5: 643-648, 11
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| 14 July 1761
| M. Lomonosov submits the Russian version of his monography for publication
| 7: part II
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| 27 July 1761
| Publication of Lomonosov's report in Russian in 250 copies
| 5: 649-651, 6, 7: part II
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| August 1761
| The German version of Lomonosov's report is published
| 3, 7: part II, 9
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| 5 November 1761
| S. Dunn reports to the Royal Society in London about his alleged observation of Venus' atmosphere -
but only in front of the Sun, thus clearly wrong
| 5: 649
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| 12 November 1761
| Wargentin reports a glow around Venus outside the Sun in a talk in London at the Royal Society (published
in print in 1762): the blames the atmosphere but is unsure about the physics
| 5: 648, 10
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| 19 November 1761
| Bergman reports observations similar to Silberschlag's to the Royal Society
while Ferner reports a 'light around Venus' following her (a letter dated 20 June)
| 5: 649
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| 1762
| In the Observationes Veneris Gryphiswaldenses A. Mayer and L. Röhl report the Silberschlag phenomenon, too,
and discuss the physics - light refraction - in great detail
| 5: 651-656, 11
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| 1769
| Kordenbusch collects numerous 1761 observing reports (including Silberschlag's), even previously unpublished ones;
several include alleged atmospheric effects
| 5: 656-657
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| 1822
| Encke collects numerous observing reports, offers Wargentin's and Mallet's stories in German
| 9
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| 1967
| Mühlpford unearths Silberschlag
| 2, 5
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| 2010
| Pasachoff & Sheehan arrange a new translation of Lomonosov's Russian Report, carried out for them by Olga Tsapina of the Huntington Library.
| PM, 6
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| 2012
| Pasachoff & Sheehan raise doubts about Lomonosov's observations
| 6, 8
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| 2012
| Shiltsev translates Lomonosov's Russian report anew
| 7
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| 2012
| Fischer uncovers Wargentin's and Mallet's reports, begins translation German sources into English, analyzes
Silberschlag's story
| 9, 10, 11
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