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The Day the World Discovered the Sun. An Extraordinary Story of Scientific Adventure and the Race to Track the Transit of Venus

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#255062
Titel	The Day the World Discovered the Sun. An Extraordinary Story of Scientific Adventure and the Race to Track the Transit of Venus
Auteur	Anderson, Mark
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Da Capo Press
Jaar van uitgave	2012
ISBN10	0306820382
ISBN13	9780306820380
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	On June 3, 1769, the planet Venus briefly passed across the face of the sun in a cosmic alignment that occurs twice per century. Anticipation of the rare celestial event sparked a worldwide competition among aspiring global superpowers, each sending their own scientific expeditions to far-flung destinations to time the planet's trek. These pioneers used the Venus Transit to discover the physical dimensions of the solar system and refine the methods of discovering longitude at sea. In this fast-paced narrative, Mark Anderson reveals the stories of three Venus Transit voyages--to the heart of the Arctic, the New World, and the Pacific? that risked every mortal peril of a candlelit age. With time running out, each expedition struggles to reach its destination--a quest that races to an unfo... (Lees verder)rgettable climax on a momentous summer day when the universe suddenly became much larger than anyone had dared to imagine. The Day the World Discovered the Sun tells an epic story of the enduring human desire to understand our place in the universe.
Pagina's	280
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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