Chasing venus: the race to measure the heavens
Auteur :
Wulf, Andrea
Éditeur :
Cornerstone
ISBN :
9780099538325
Date de publication :
7 févr. 2013
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
334 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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?