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The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780822966449
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 232
  • Udgivet:
  • 28. juni 2021
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024

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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.

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