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Article Nº 1720 Scientist or naturalist Vol. II · pp. 201–202

Green

Two astronomers named Green visited Madeira, one in 1768 with Cook's first voyage and another in 1877 who observed Mars.

Two astronomers of this name visited Madeira, the first in 1768, on the occasion of Captain James Cook’s first voyage, and the second in 1877. The latter made some observations of the planet Mars here, which Flammarion mentions in one of his works on astronomy.

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  • Cook's Endeavour expedition lay at Funchal before sailing for Rio de Janeiro; Banks and Solander collected plants and the astronomer Green visited Madeira.
  • The astronomer Green observed Mars from Madeira.
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