The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain
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The transit of Venus enterprise in Victorian Britain
（Science and culture in the nineteenth century, no. 3）
Pickering & Chatto, 2008
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Originally presented as the author's thesis
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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.
目次
Introduction 1 The Precedent: Transit of Venus Expeditions in 1761 and 1769 2 Big Science in Britain c. 1815-70 3 Noble Science, Noble Nation: The Establishment of Transit Programmes in Britain and Abroad 4 Inside Greenwich: The Preparations for 1874 5 The Expeditions 6 The Outcome Conclusion Epilogue: The Transit of 1882
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