A new historic marker unveiled at the entrance to Bethel Cemetery on Savannah Road Nov. 20 highlights Lewes' contribution to an 18th century global astronomy project. In 1769, three surveyors from the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia traveled to what was then known as Lewestown to monitor the Transit of Venus, when the planet passes in front of the Sun. The rare event occurs eight years apart every ... Source
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