In this unique and fascinating history of science, acclaimed popular science writer William Sheehan - who was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for Science Writing - and award-winning geographer John Westfall take us back through the centuries to chronicle the intrepid explorations of scientists and adventurers who studied the transits of Venus in the quest for scientific understanding.
| ISBN: | 9781633889491 |
| Publication date: | 15th January 2024 |
| Author: | William Sheehan, John Westfall |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 408 pages |
| Genres: |
Solar system: the Sun and planets |