Bibliograph

The day the world discovered the sun, an extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus, Mark Anderson

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The day the world discovered the sun, an extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus, Mark Anderson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The day the world discovered the sun

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

793510943

Responsibility statement

Mark Anderson

Sub title

an extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus

Summary

In the tradition of Longitude, a page-turning story of eighteenth-century astronomers racing to find the distance to the sun and the keys to worldwide navigation

Table Of Contents

A star in the sun -- The choicest wonders -- Flying bridges -- The mighty dimensions -- The book and the ship -- Voyage en Californie -- Great expedition -- Some unfrequented part -- A shining band -- Fort Venus -- Behind the sky -- Subjects and discoveries -- Sail to the southward -- Eclipse

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