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In the 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.

The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain

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      Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
      Publication Date: 6/28/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780822966449, 978-0822966449
      ISBN10: 0822966441
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      Book Synopsis
      In the 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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