"Every so often, the planet Venus does something remarkable. Iits orbit brings it to a point directly between the Sun and the Earth, where it appears to us as a black dot moving across the bright disc of the Sun. This transit of Venus is rare, occurring in pairs eight years apart and then not f...

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Main Author:	Lomb, Nick (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. Experiment 2012
Edition:	1. North American ed.
Subjects:	Geschichte 1613-2012 Astronomy / History Geschichte Venusdurchgang Astronomische Beobachtung Venus (Planet) / Transit / History Venus (Planet) / Observations
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	"Every so often, the planet Venus does something remarkable. Iits orbit brings it to a point directly between the Sun and the Earth, where it appears to us as a black dot moving across the bright disc of the Sun. This transit of Venus is rare, occurring in pairs eight years apart and then not for more than a hundred years; it has fascinated astronomers for centuries."--Introduction
Item Description:	"Transit of Venus was first published in Australia by NewSouth, an imprint of UNSW Press. The first North American edition is published in assosciation with the Powerhouse zmuseum, Sydney, Australia, and NewSouth."--T.p. verso Transit fast facts -- Introduction -- A spot of unusual magnitude : 1639 -- Frozen plains and tropical seas : 1761 -- Venus of the South Seas : 1769 -- Capturing the transit : 1847 and 1882 -- Space-age transit : 2004 -- Observing the 2012 transit -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	228 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm