Ratcliff, Jessica (Author)
Pickering & Chatto
Physical Details: 220 pp.; index
Language: English
Description Explores two costly British expeditions to measure the transits of Venus in the late 19th century, their widespread popularity and cultural significance.
Review Becker, Barbara (2009) Review of "The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain". Victorian Studies (p. 382).
Review Warner, Deborah Jean (2009) Review of "The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain". Technology and Culture (p. 463).
Review Morus, Iwan Rhys (2012) Review of "The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 200).
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