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Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
Andrea Wulf
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Description for Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
Paperback. United by the transit of Venus, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? The author paints a portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun.
United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099538325
SKU
V9780099538325
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-37
About Andrea Wulf
Andrea Wulf was born in India and moved to Germany as a child. She trained as a design historian at the Royal College of Art and is the author of The Brother Gardeners (longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2008 and winner of the American Horticultural Society 2010 Book Award), The Founding Gardeners and the co-author (with Emma Gieben-Gamal) of ... Read more
Reviews for Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
Andrea Wulf's story of the chase is an enthralling, nail-biting thriller and will undoubtedly prove one of the non-fiction books of the year. Even if you fail to see the Transit, don't miss this wonderful book
John Harding
Daily Mail
A fine example of scientific storytelling about astronomers of the Enlightenment observing the transit of Venus ... ... Read more
John Harding
Daily Mail
A fine example of scientific storytelling about astronomers of the Enlightenment observing the transit of Venus ... ... Read more