Venus in transit
Auteur :
Maor, Eli
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691115894
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2004
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
28 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 2004, Venus crossed the sun's face for the first time since 1882. This title tells the intriguing tale of the five Venus transits previously observed and the fantastic efforts made to record them. It is a story of heroes and cowards, of reputations earned and squandered, told against a backdrop of geopolitical and scientific change.