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The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain [EPUB ebook]

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In the 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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<b>Jessica Ratcliff </b>is assistant professor of science and technological studies at Cornell University.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 302 ● ISBN 9780822981855 ● File size 2.9 MB ● Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press ● City PIttsburgh ● Country US ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5846313 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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