Transit of venus enterprise in victorian britain, the
Auteur :
Ratcliff, Jessica
Éditeur :
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN :
9780822966449
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.