Jack Campin wrote:

[transits of Venus]
Didn't this just happen a few years ago? And the next one isn't
for 105 years? That's a pretty irregular schedule.

They tend to come in pairs a few years apart, as you may recall from
the pair in 1892 BC and 1884 BC:

Yes, that's right - I should have remembered, having been there and
all. Thanks for the reminder.

--
Joyce

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