Chasing Venus - The Race to Measure the Heavens

Informationen zum Autor Andrea Wulf Klappentext On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? Zusammenfassung On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured?

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Andrea Wulf's story of the chase is an enthralling, nail-biting thriller and will undoubtedly prove one of the non-fiction books of the year. Even if you fail to see the Transit, don't miss this wonderful book John Harding Daily Mail

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Wulf, Wulf Andrea
• Publisher: Windmill Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.02.2013
• EAN: 9780099538325
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953832-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; History, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, c 1760 to c 1769