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N2  - On June 3, 1769, the planet Venus briefly passed across the face of the sun in a cosmic alignment that occurs twice per century. Anticipation of the rare celestial event sparked a worldwide competition among aspiring global superpowers, each sending their own scientific expeditions to far-flung destinations to time the planet's trek. Anderson reveals the stories of three Venus Transit voyages-- to the heart of the Arctic, the New World, and the Pacific-- that risked every mortal peril of a candlelit age.
AB  - On June 3, 1769, the planet Venus briefly passed across the face of the sun in a cosmic alignment that occurs twice per century. Anticipation of the rare celestial event sparked a worldwide competition among aspiring global superpowers, each sending their own scientific expeditions to far-flung destinations to time the planet's trek. Anderson reveals the stories of three Venus Transit voyages-- to the heart of the Arctic, the New World, and the Pacific-- that risked every mortal peril of a candlelit age.
T1  - The day the world discovered the sunan extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus /
DA  - 2012.
CY  - Boston :
AU  - Anderson, Mark.
ET  - 1st Da Capo Press ed.
CN  - Ebrary
CN  - QB205.A2
PB  - Da Capo Press,
PP  - Boston :
PY  - 2012.
ID  - 456295
KW  - Geodetic astronomy
KW  - Astronomy
SN  - 9780306821066 (electronic bk.)
TI  - The day the world discovered the sunan extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus /
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