File:Artzt Venus Satellite.png

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English: Friedrich Artzt’s drawing of the satellite of Venus, as seen during the 1761 transit. To the left (large circle) is the Sun, Venus is at the top (v). The satellite is near the center (∂). To the right is the Artzt impression of "fluid and transparent substance" near the south pole of Venus.
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Source Reproduced in Kragh, H. The Moon that Wasn't: The Saga of Venus' Spurious Satellite. Birkhäuser, 2008. P. 63.
Author Friedrich Artzt

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