when was this planet discovered?
1761
Atmosphere of Venus
Mikhail Lomonosov was the first person to hypothesize the existence of an atmosphere on Venus, based on his observation of the transit of Venus of 1761 in a small observatory near his house in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
the atmospheric pressure on the surface of venus is 93 bar (9.3 MPa)
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Atmosphere of Venus [SEP] History
Mikhail Lomonosov was the first person to hypothesize the existence of an atmosphere on Venus, based on his observation of the transit of Venus of 1761 in a small observatory near his house in Saint Petersburg, Russia.