William Sheehan: The Transits of Venus
The Transits of Venus
Buch
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., 01/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781633889491
- Bestellnummer: 11146175
- Umfang: 408 Seiten
- Gewicht: 739 g
- Maße: 228 x 162 mm
- Stärke: 30 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.1.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Sheehan and Westfall paint a picture of the history of this rare phenomenon through this year's transit as well as that of June 5-6, 2012. They interweave a discussion of its scientific significance with the stories of the people who went to great lengths to be a part of its legacy, such as Jeremiah Horrocks, the first known viewer of the transit, who began his observations a whole day early in case of inaccurate calculations; Captain James Cook, who sailed halfway around the world just to take a viewing party to an advantageous point on the globe, keeping his crew healthy on the long voyage by tricking them into eating sauerkraut; and Jean Chappe d'Auteroche, who paid the ultimate price to see Venus's tiny silhouette. A background in the history of astronomy is also provided, from the experiments of the ancients through the Copernican revolution to using radar to determine astronomical distances. William Sheehan
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The Transits of Venus
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