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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. Anderson reveals the stories of three Venus Transit voyages-- to the heart of the Arctic, the New World, and the Pacific-- that risked every mortal peril of a candlelit age.
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Astronomers, Astronomy, Exploration, History, Transit, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventurePlaces
Venus (Planet)Times
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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
2012, Da Capo Press
in English
- 1st Da Capo Press ed.
0306820382 9780306820380
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Table of Contents
A star in the sun
The choicest wonders
Flying bridges
The mighty dimensions
The book and the ship
Voyage en Californie
Great expedition
Some unfrequented part
A shining band
Fort Venus
Behind the sky
Subjects and discoveries
Sail to the southward
Eclipse.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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