Bible Encyclopedias
Horrocks, Jeremiah
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A celebrated astronomer, born at Toxteth, near Liverpool; passed through Cambridge, took orders, and received the curacy of Hoole, Lancashire; was devoted to astronomy, and was the first to observe the transit of Venus, of which he gave an account in his treatise "Venus in Sole Visa" (1619-1641).
Copyright Statement
Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Horrocks, Jeremiah'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/horrocks-jeremiah.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.