In the nineteenth century, the British Government spent money measuring the distance between the earth and the sun using observations of the transit of Venus. This book presents a narrative of the two Victorian transit programmes. It draws out their cultural significance and explores the nature of "big science" in late-Victorian Britain.
| ISBN: | 9780822966449 |
| Publication date: | 28th June 2021 |
| Author: | Jessica Ratcliff |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of science |