Chasing Venus

Chasing Venus
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-13 : 9781448108022
ISBN-10 : 1448108020
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Book Synopsis Chasing Venus by : Andrea Wulf

Download or read book Chasing Venus written by Andrea Wulf and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? 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. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.


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