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Jeremiah Horrocks was born at Lower Lodge Farm in Toxteth Park, a former royal deer park near Liverpool, Lancashire. [5] His father James had moved to Toxteth Park to be apprenticed to Thomas Aspinwall, a watchmaker, and subsequently married his master's daughter Mary.
The two correspondents both recorded the event in their own homes and it is not known whether they ever met in person, but Crabtree's calculations were crucial in allowing Horrocks to estimate the size of Venus and the distance from the Earth to the Sun. Unfortunately, Horrocks died early in 1641 – the day before he was due to meet Crabtree.
Jeremiah Horrocks (1618 – 3 January 1641) [3] was born in Lower Lodge, Toxteth Park – now part of Liverpool but at that time a separate town. His father James was a watchmaker, and his mother Mary Aspinwall was from a notable Toxteth Park family. [6]
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It is commonly said that Jeremiah Horrocks made his observation of the transit of Venus, 24 Nov. 1639, from the room above the porch while living at Carr House as the guest and lodger of Mr. Stone. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is also believed that Jeremiah Horrocks was the tutor to the Stone family's children.
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Ian Horrocks (RAF officer) (died 2014), British Royal Air Force pilot and air commodore; James Horrocks (died 1772), American Anglican clergyman and sixth president of the College of William and Mary; Jane Horrocks (born 1964), British comedian and actress; Jeremiah Horrocks (1618–1641), English astronomer
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