Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 42, Issue 2 (2012)

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The Transit of Venus

Obituary

A Remembrance: Sir Paul Callaghan (1947–2012)
Sir Peter Gluckman
Page: 61
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Foreword

Foreword from the Senior Editor
Charles Daugherty
Page: 63
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Editorial

Reflections on this Special Issue
Sir Paul T Callaghan & Rebecca K Priestley
Pages: 65-66
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Poetry

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Contemplation of the Heavens
Bill Manhire
Page: 67
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Back to the future: first encounters in Te Tai Rawhiti
A Salmond
Pages: 69-77
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Dual heritage, shared future: James Cook, Tupaea and the transit of Venus at Tolaga Bay
Stephen L Donald
Pages: 79-85
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Africa to Aotearoa: the longest migration
E Matisoo-Smith & C Daugherty
Pages: 87-92
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Navigating oceans and cultures: Polynesian and European navigation systems in the late eighteenth century
M Walker
Pages: 93-98
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Long-distance prehistoric two-way voyaging: the case for Aotearoa and Hawaiki
P Adds
Pages: 99-103
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and the transit of Venus
V Walker
Pages: 105-112
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Jeremiah Horrocks, astronomer and poet
R Horrocks
Pages: 113-120
Published online: 28 May 2012
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New Zealand-born Fellows of the Royal Society
Robin JH Clark & Michael J Kelly
Pages: 121-130
Published online: 28 May 2012
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The Banks and Solander collections—a benchmark for understanding the New Zealand flora
PJ Brownsey
Pages: 131-137
Published online: 28 May 2012
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The East Coast of the North Island—zoological collections of the Endeavour voyage
John Robert Haydon Andrews
Pages: 139-144
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The 1874 transit of Venus: New Zealand's first foray into international astronomy
W Orchiston
Pages: 145-152
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