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"In June 2012 people in the USA will be able to witness the image of Venus crossing the face of the Sun, and the event will not occur again for more than a century. In Lancashire in 1639 Jeremiah Horrocks - to many the father of British astronomy - was the first to predict and see the transit of Venus, and helped transform our understanding of the solar system. He died young, but his legacy is remarkable. ..."--Back cover.
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Astronomers, Astronomy, Biography, History, Optische astronomie, Venus (planeet), Astronomy, historyPlaces
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The transit of Venus: the brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks, father of British astronomy
2012, Carnegie
in English
1859362141 9781859362143
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Transit of Venus
April 1, 2006, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Paperback
in English
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0753818752 9780753818756
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Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy
May 1, 2005, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Limited
Hardcover
in English
029784721X 9780297847212
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The transit of Venus: the brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks, father of British astronomy
2004, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
029784721X 9780297847212
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