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The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain
In nineteenth century, the British Government spent money measuring the distance between the earth and the sun using observations of the transit of Venus. This book presents a narrative of the two Victorian transit programmes. It draws out their cultural significance and explores the nature of '...
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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Pickering & Chatto Publ.
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1625652 |
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| author | Ratcliff, Jessica |
| author_facet | Ratcliff, Jessica |
| author_sort | Ratcliff, Jessica |
| collection | CERN |
| description | In nineteenth century, the British Government spent money measuring the distance between the earth and the sun using observations of the transit of Venus. This book presents a narrative of the two Victorian transit programmes. It draws out their cultural significance and explores the nature of 'big science' in late-Victorian Britain. |
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| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2008 |
| publisher | Pickering & Chatto Publ. |
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| spelling | cern-16256522021-04-21T21:41:42Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1625652engRatcliff, JessicaThe transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian BritainAstrophysics and AstronomyIn nineteenth century, the British Government spent money measuring the distance between the earth and the sun using observations of the transit of Venus. This book presents a narrative of the two Victorian transit programmes. It draws out their cultural significance and explores the nature of 'big science' in late-Victorian Britain.Pickering & Chatto Publ.oai:cds.cern.ch:16256522008 |
| spellingShingle | Astrophysics and Astronomy Ratcliff, Jessica The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain |
| title | The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain |
| title_full | The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain |
| title_fullStr | The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain |
| title_full_unstemmed | The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain |
| title_short | The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain |
| title_sort | transit of venus enterprise in victorian britain |
| topic | Astrophysics and Astronomy |
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