Chasing Venus Wulf Andrea
Chasing Venus Wulf Andrea On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of…
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Chasing Venus Wulf Andrea
On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. In "Chasing Venus" Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured?
This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.
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