The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain

(Part of the Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series)

by Jessica Ratcliff

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In the nineteenth century, the British Government spent money measuring the distance between the earth and the sun using observations of the transit of Venus. This book presents a narrative of the two Victorian transit programmes. It draws out their cultural significance and explores the nature of "big science" in late-Victorian Britain.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822966441

ISBN13:9780822966449

Release Date:December 2020

Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.73 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 9.0"

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History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain

(Part of the Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series)

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