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Benjamin West (March 1730 – August 26, 1813) was an American astronomer, professor, and almanac publisher. He was the son of John West, a farmer. ==Life and work== Born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, he was largely an autodidact.〔 After a school he started in Providence, Rhode Island proved unprofitable, he opened a dry-goods and bookstore.〔 He then made clothes for soldiers during the American Revolutionary War.〔 As part of a major international scientific effort,〔 West and Joseph Brown observed the transit of Venus on June 3, 1769, publishing ''An Account of the Observation of Venus upon the Sun the Third Day of June 1769''.〔 The observation was conducted from a platform on the east side of Providence. The street has since been named Transit Street in honor of the event.〔 He observed Lexell's Comet in July 1770. In 1786 he was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy at Rhode Island College (now known as Brown University), a post which he did not begin until 1788.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin West (astronomer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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