000456295 000__ 02471cam\a2200409\a\4500 000456295 001__ 456295 000456295 005__ 20210513160700.0 000456295 006__ m\\\\\\\\d\\\\\\\\ 000456295 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000456295 008__ 130325s2012\\\\mauabf\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000456295 019__ $$a797840489 000456295 020__ $$a9780306821066 (electronic bk.) 000456295 020__ $$z9780306820380 000456295 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn793510943 000456295 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10564975 000456295 035__ $$a456295 000456295 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000456295 043__ $$azve---- 000456295 05014 $$aQB205.A2$$bA53 2012eb 000456295 1001_ $$aAnderson, Mark. 000456295 24514 $$aThe day the world discovered the sun$$h[electronic resource] :$$ban extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus /$$cMark Anderson. 000456295 250__ $$a1st Da Capo Press ed. 000456295 260__ $$aBoston :$$bDa Capo Press,$$c2012. 000456295 300__ $$a1 online resource (vii, 280 p., [4] p. of plates) :$$bill., map. 000456295 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000456295 5050_ $$aA star in the sun -- The choicest wonders -- Flying bridges -- The mighty dimensions -- The book and the ship -- Voyage en Californie -- Great expedition -- Some unfrequented part -- A shining band -- Fort Venus -- Behind the sky -- Subjects and discoveries -- Sail to the southward -- Eclipse. 000456295 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000456295 520__ $$aOn 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. 000456295 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000456295 650_0 $$aGeodetic astronomy$$xHistory$$y18th century. 000456295 650_0 $$aAstronomy$$xHistory$$y18th century. 000456295 651_0 $$aVenus (Planet)$$xTransit. 000456295 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 000456295 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aAnderson, Mark.$$tDay the world discovered the sun.$$b1st Da Capo Press ed.$$dBoston : Da Capo Press, 2012$$z9780306820380$$w(DLC) 2011277703$$w(OCoLC)744287690 000456295 8520_ $$bacq 000456295 85280 $$bebk$$hEbrary 000456295 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=896702$$zOnline Access 000456295 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:456295$$pGLOBAL_SET 000456295 980__ $$aEBOOK 000456295 980__ $$aBIB 000456295 982__ $$aEbook 000456295 983__ $$aOnline