Chasing Venus : the race to measure the heavens /: the race to measure the heavens. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrea Wulf.
• Other Names: Wulf, Andrea
• Contents: The gauntlet -- Transit 1761. Call to action ; The French are first ; Britain enters the race ; To Siberia ; Getting ready for Venus ; Day of transit, 6 June 1761 ; How far to the sun? -- Transit 1769. A second change ; Russia enters the race ; The most daring voyage of all ; Scandinavia, or, The Land of the Midnight Sun ; The North American continent ; Racing to the four corners of the globe ; Day of transit, 3 June 1769 ; After the transit -- A new dawn -- List of observers, 1761 -- List of observers, 1769.
• Publisher Details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 304 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 523.9/2; Geodetic astronomy -- History -- 18th century; Astronomy -- History -- 18th century; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; SCIENCE -- History; HISTORY -- Expeditions & Discoveries; Astronomy; History; Science; Venus (Planet) -- Transit; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780307958617; 0307958612; 9781448108022; 1448108020
• Related ISBNs: 9781299078390; 1299078397; 9780307700179; 0307700178
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.