The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain - Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

Jessica Ratcliff

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781851965410
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	01 Jan 2008
Edition:	1
DEWEY:	523.9209034
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	220
Weight:	522g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	25mm