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Chasing Venus

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Chasing Venus Synopsis

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? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780099538325
Publication date: 7th February 2013
Author: Andrea Wulf
Publisher: Windmill Books an imprint of Random House
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 352 pages
Genres: History of science
Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods
History