Book ID: CBB001251189

Venus Seen on the Sun: The First Observation of a Transit of Venus (2012)

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Horrocks, Jeremiah (Author)
Applebaum, Wilbur (Author)


Brill


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: xxiv + 82 pp.; bibl.; index; ill.
Language: English

The treatise by Jeremiah Horrocks (1618-1641) on the transit of Venus of 1639 is an account of an important astronomical observation, as well as an analysis and commentary on the changing state and practice of astronomy during the significant period between the achievements of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and Isaac Newton (1642-1727). This work has, in addition, the power to delight and charm us as the record of a young astronomer's encounter with a rare astronomical event and the manner in which he discovered, observed, and drew conclusions from it. Its appeal is heightened by the knowledge that a self-trained young man stole a march on all the astronomers of his day.

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Authors & Contributors
Sheehan, William
Barton, William M.
Wulf, Andrea
Westfall, John Edward
Tobin, William
Steel, Duncan
Concepts
Astronomy
Venus
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Solar system; planets
Science and culture
International cooperation
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
20th century
Places
Great Britain
England
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Hawaii (U.S.)
Romania
Russia
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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