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Titel: Chasing Venus Zustand: New EAN: 9780099538325 ISBN: 9780099538325 Verlag: Windmill Books Produktart: Taschenbuch Release date: 07/02/2013 Höhe: 198mm Länge: 129mm Breite: 26mm Gewicht: 315g Autor: Andrea Wulf Sprache: Englisch Subtitle: The Race to Measure the Heavens ISBN-10: 0099538326 Description: 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? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration. Herstellungsland und -region: GB Genre: Home Garden & Pets Information fehlt?
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