The day the world discovered the sun [electronic resource] : an extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus / Mark Anderson.
Anderson, Mark.
2012
QB205.A2 A53 2012eb
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Title The day the world discovered the sun [electronic resource] : an extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus / Mark Anderson.
Author Anderson, Mark.
Edition 1st Da Capo Press ed.
ISBN 9780306821066 (electronic bk.)
9780306820380
Publication Details Boston : Da Capo Press, 2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vii, 280 p., [4] p. of plates) : ill., map.
Call Number QB205.A2 A53 2012eb
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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