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Chasing Venus : the race to measure the heavens / Andrea Wulf. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. ISBN:  9780307700179 (hc.) 0307700178 (hc.) Description:  xxvi, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st American ed. Contents:  The gauntlet -- Transit 1761. Call to action ; The French are first ; Britain enters the race ; To Siberia ; Getting ready for Venus ; Day of transit, 6 June 1761 ; How far to the sun? -- Transit 1769. A second change ; Russia enters the race ; The most daring voyage of all ; Scandinavia, or, The Land of the Midnight Sun ; The North American continent ; Racing to the four corners of the globe ; Day of transit, 3 June 1769 ; After the transit -- A new dawn -- List of observers, 1761 -- List of observers, 1769.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.42 W961c Checked out May 29, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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