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The Transit of Venus - 9781859362143
Un libro in lingua di Peter Aughton edito da Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc, 2012
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Observing the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun caused excitement in America when it made a rare appearance in 2012. Drawing largely on primary sources, Aughton (UK author ofNewton's Apple) presents a biography of the little-known British astronomer who predicted and observed this event in 1639.The book includes a new preface, chronology, glossary, and illustrations. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing. First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Weidenfeld &Nicholson. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Transit of Venus
- Sottotitolo: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Peter Aughton
- Editore: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
- Collana: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 15 Settembre '12
- Genere: SCIENCE
- Pagine: 242
- Peso gr: 326
- Dimensioni mm: 190 x 127 x 25
- ISBN-10: 1859362141
- EAN-13: 9781859362143