Lancashire Lantern: Lancashire Pioneers

Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, the Pioneers gives details of people who were famous local people in science, technology and innovation. These pioneers were either born in Lancashire or their endeavours made a significant contribution to the development of the County.

Click to return to Jeremiah Horrocks home pageJeremiah Horrocks - Further Reading

 

Websites with information on Jeremiah Horrocks

BBC H2G2

Wikipedia

Transit of Venus

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry

Bibliography

CHAPMAN, A 
Jeremiah Horrocks and Much Hoole (1994)

CHAPMAN, A 
Three north country astronomers (1972)

GAYTHORPE, S B 
Jeremiah Horrocks: date of birth, parentage and family associations (1954) 

WHATTON, A 
Memoir of the life and labours of the Rev. Jeremiah Horrox (1859)
(This includes the full text of Venus in sole visa - or the transit of venus across the sun)

 

Previous page

Next Page