The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
0822966441
ISBN-13
9780822966449
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Imprint
University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 2020
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
348 grams
Dimensions
14.70 x 22.90 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Philosophy of science
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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.
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.
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