Stephen Hopkins
... that Rhode Island governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stephen Hopkins , was also an astronomer who helped take measurements during the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun?
... that Rhode Island governor and signer of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Declaration_of_Independence" id="mwDjc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a>, <b id="mwDjg"><a href="./Stephen_Hopkins_(politician)" id="mwDjk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Stephen Hopkins (politician)">Stephen Hopkins</a></b> <i id="mwDjo">(pictured)</i>, was also an astronomer who helped take measurements during the 1769 <a href="./Transit_of_Venus" id="mwDjs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Transit of Venus">transit of Venus</a> across the sun?