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The Transit of Venus: How a Rare Astronomical Alignment Changed the World (Awa Science)
The Transit of Venus How a Rare Astronomical Alignment Changed the World - Awa Science
Author: Peter Adds, Paul Callaghan, Hamish Campbell, Richard Hall, Anne Salmond, Duncan Steel
Going beyond the science of astronomy, this study looks at the history of Venus' rare passings across the face of the sun which have affected the exploration, colonization, and science of our planet for thousands of years. In response to Venus' 2004 transit, the first in 121 years, the scientists and historians in this study look at the extraord...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780958262972
ISBN-10: 0958262977
Publication Date: 6/1/2008
Pages: 128
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Publisher: Awa Press
Book Type: Paperback
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