The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain
Author | : Jessica Ratcliff |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2016-09-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780822981855 |
ISBN-13 | : 0822981858 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain written by Jessica Ratcliff and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.