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The transit of Venus : the brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks, father of British astronomy
- Title
- The transit of Venus : the brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks, father of British astronomy / Peter Aughton.
- Author
- Aughton, Peter, 1940-
- Publication
- London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QB36.H74 A84 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 210 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, genealogical tables, color map; 22 cm
- Alternative Title
- Brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Note
- "A Windrush Press book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index.
- Contents
- The royal society -- Toxteth -- Cambridge -- Astronomy before Horrocks -- Horrocks studies the heavens -- Gravitation and mechanics -- Transit of Venus -- The parallax of the sun -- The motion of the moon -- War -- Opera posthuma -- Towards posterity.
- ISBN
- 029784721X
- 9780297847212
- OCLC
- ocm55872097
- 55872097
- SCSB-1337864
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library