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The Transits of Venus

William Sheehan author John Westfall author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Prometheus Books

Published:1st Mar '04

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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.

ISBN: 9781591021759

Dimensions: 228mm x 162mm x 30mm

Weight: 739g

407 pages