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The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain

The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain PDF Author: Jessica Ratcliff
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131731638X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333

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Book Description
In 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.