text_original: The Eoyal Society, discovering that there would happen a transit of Venus in the year 1769, and that this interesting astronomical event would be best observed from some place in the Pacific Ocean, drew up a memorial to the king, praying that an expedition might be sent out with that object.
text_transcription: THE ROYAL SOCIETY DISCOVERING THAT THERE WOULD HAPPEN A TRANSIT OF VENUS IN THE YEAR SEVENTEEN SIXTY NINE AND THAT THIS INTERESTING ASTRONOMICAL EVENT WOULD BE BEST OBSERVED FROM SOME PLACE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN DREW UP A MEMORIAL TO THE KING PRAYING THAT AN EXPEDITION MIGHT BE SENT OUT WITH THAT OBJECT
phonemes: ðɪ ˈiːɑːjəl səsˈaɪəɾi, dɪskˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ðæt ðɛɹ wʊd hˈæpən ɐ tɹˈænsɪt ʌv vˈiːnəs ɪnðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ænd ðæt ðɪs ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ɐstɹənˈɑːmɪkəl ᵻvˈɛnt wʊd biː bˈɛst əbzˈɜːvd fɹʌm sˌʌm plˈeɪs ɪnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən, dɹˈuː ˌʌp ɐ məmˈɔːɹɪəl tə ðə kˈɪŋ, pɹˈeɪɪŋ ðæt ɐn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən mˌaɪt biː sˈɛnt ˈaʊt wɪð ðæt ˈɑːbdʒɛkt.