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The Day the World Discovered the Sun: An Extraordinary Story of Scientific Adventure and the Race to Track the Transit of Venus
Mark Anderson
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| #1164192 in Books | 2012-05-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 1.10 x6.00 x9.10l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 304 pages||25 of 25 people found the following review helpful.| Rich and rewarding|By Aanel Victoria|This book on the hair-raising scientific expeditions of the 1760s is a rich and rewarding adventure from start to finish. It's exciting history that was galvanized by some of the most important scientific and political imperatives of the 18th and early 19th centuries: finding life-savingly accurate means of longitudinal maritime navigation||
“A rollicking tale of 18th-century scientific exploration and adventure.”
On June 3, 1769, the planet Venus briefly passed across the face of the sun in a cosmic alignment that occurs twice per century. Anticipation of the rare celestial event sparked a worldwide competition among aspiring global superpowers, each sending their own scientific expeditions to far-flung destinations to time the planet's trek. These pioneers used the Venus Transit” to discover the physical dimensions of the solar system and refine the methods of disco...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Day the World Discovered the Sun: An Extraordinary Story of Scientific Adventure and the Race to Track the Transit of Venus | Mark Anderson.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
