William Crabtree

William Crabtree
William Crabtree, as he appears in The Manchester Murals in Manchester Town Hall
Born	1610 Broughton Spout, Broughton, Lancashire, England
Died	1644 (aged 34) Manchester, England
Nationality	English
Known for	Transit of Venus
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy Mathematics

William Crabtree (1610–1644) was an English astronomer, mathematician, and merchant from Broughton, then in the Hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England. He was one of only two people to observe and record the first predicted transit of Venus in 1639.