Account of The Transit of Venus 8 Dec' 1874

Account of The Transit of Venus 8 Dec' 1874

Author: Sir George Biddell Airy

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-04-14

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 0244777187

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This 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.


ACCOUNT OF OBSERVATIONS OF THE

ACCOUNT OF OBSERVATIONS OF THE

Author: George Biddell Sir Airy, 1801-1892

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-24

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 9781360069555

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Transit of Venus

Transit of Venus

Author: Nick Lomb

Publisher: The Experiment

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1615190554

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Traces 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.


The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain

The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain

Author: Jessica Ratcliff

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0822981858

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In 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.


The Transits of Venus

The Transits of Venus

Author: William Sheehan

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2010-12

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1615925473

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In 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.