| 4 December 1668 |
Curacao
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Slave voyages
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The slave ship Herderin (a) Pastora arrived with enslaved Africans in Curaçao. About 177 people had been taken aboard and approximately 152 arrived.
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| 4 December 1659 |
Guadeloupe
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Slave voyages
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The slave ship Poelwijk arrived with enslaved Africans in Guadeloupe. About 328 people had been taken aboard and approximately 285 arrived.
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| 4 December 1656 |
Colombia
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Slave voyages
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The slave ship S Maria began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Colombia.
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| 4 December 1656 |
Panama
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Slave voyages
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The slave ship Zwarte Dubbele Arend began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Panama.
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| 4 December 1656 |
Panama
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Slave voyages
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The slave ship Zwarte Leeuw began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Panama.
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Mathematics
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Horrocks observes a transit of Venus
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Mathematics
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A corrected planetary model produces a successful prediction
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Mathematics
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The transit supports measurement of the solar system
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Mathematics
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Small networks contribute to mathematical astronomy
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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Horrocks observes Venus in transit
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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Crabtree independently sees Venus on the Sun
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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A predicted transit becomes visible
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| 4 December 1639 |
United Kingdom
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Astronomy
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Venus appears as a small black disk
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| 4 December 1621 |
Colombia
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Slave voyages
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The slave ship NS del Rosario departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Colombia.
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