The Transits of Venus

by William Sheehan and John Edward Westfall

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In this unique and fascinating history of science, acclaimed popular science writer William Sheehan - who was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for Science Writing - and award-winning geographer John Westfall take us back through the centuries to chronicle the intrepid explorations of scientists and adventurers who studied the transits of Venus in the quest for scientific understanding.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1591021758

ISBN13:9781591021759

Release Date:March 2004

Publisher:Prometheus Books

Length:407 Pages

Weight:1.59 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"

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