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Hilmar W. Duerbeck: Leaves of Memory (2018)

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Hilmar W. Duerbeck was scheduled as one of the keynote speakers of the conference Meeting Venus (Tromsoe 2012), but unexpectedly passed away in January 2012. This eulogy is set in the context of Hilmar's profound interest in the history of the transit of Venus expeditions.

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Authors & Contributors
Sterken, Christiaan
Dick, Wolfgang R.
Barton, William M.
Wulf, Andrea
Tobin, William
Steel, Duncan
Journals
Acta Historica Astronomiae
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Perspectives on Science
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Publishers
University of New South Wales Press
Princeton University Press
Awa Press
Alfred A. Knopf
Cambridge University Press
Concepts
Astronomy
Venus
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Eulogies
Biographies
International cooperation
People
Duerbeck, Hilmar W.
Horrocks, Jeremiah
Loureiro, João de
Seitter, Waltraut C.
Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilevich
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
Early modern
Modern
21st century
Places
England
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Romania
Europe
China
Australia
Institutions
University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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