Account of Observations of the Transit of Venus, 1874, December 8
Author: George Biddell Airy
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Published: 1881
Total Pages: 590
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Author: George Biddell Airy
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Published: 1881
Total Pages: 590
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sir George Biddell Airy
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2019-04-14
Total Pages: 570
ISBN-13: 0244777187
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Book contains more than 20 additional b/w images of the telescopes & equipment exclusive to this volume. The 1874 transit of Venus, which took place on 9 December 1874 was the first of the pair of transits of Venus that took place in the 19th century, with the second transit occurring eight years later in 1882. This volume is an excellent addition to any Astronomy library, and is a valuable historic reference book.
Author: George Biddell Sir Airy, 1801-1892
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-24
Total Pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9781360069555
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Nick Lomb
Publisher: The Experiment
Published: 2012-04-03
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1615190554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the impact on astronomy and science of the six times that the planet Venus has passed in front of the Sun since the discovery of the telescope in the seventeenth century, and discusses the 2012 transit, the last in this century.
Author: Jessica Ratcliff
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 2016-09-12
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0822981858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the nineteenth century, the British Government spent money measuring the distance between the earth and the sun using observations of the transit of Venus. This book presents a narrative of the two Victorian transit programmes. It draws out their cultural significance and explores the nature of "big science" in late-Victorian Britain.
Author: William Sheehan
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2010-12
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1615925473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this unique and fascinating history of science, acclaimed popular science writer Sheehan and award-winning geographer Westfall take readers 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. Maps & tables.
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Published: 1885
Total Pages: 546
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Published: 1889
Total Pages: 1154
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Published: 1887
Total Pages: 604
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Published: 1881
Total Pages: 314
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