The Transits of Venus by Sheehan, William

The Transits of Venus

In this unique and fascinating history of science, acclaimed popular science writer William Sheehan - who was...
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Author: William Sheehan
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The Transits of Venus by Sheehan, William

The Transits of Venus

$376.32

The Transits of Venus

$376.32
Author: William Sheehan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In this unique and fascinating history of science, acclaimed popular science writer William Sheehan - who was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for Science Writing - and award-winning geographer John Westfall take us back through the centuries to chronicle the intrepid explorations of scientists and adventurers who studied the transits of Venus in the quest for scientific understanding.

Author: William Sheehan, John Westfall
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 03/01/2004
Pages: 407
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.36w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9781591021759


Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2004 pg. 315

About the Author
William Sheehan (Willmar, MN) is the author of the widely acclaimed The Planet Mars and Worlds in the Sky, and coauthor (with Stephen James O'Meara) of Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet and (with Richard Baum) of In Search of Planet Vulcan. He is a frequent contributor to Astronomy and formerly a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope.

John Westfall (Antioch, CA) is professor of geography at San Francisco State University, the recipient of the Peggy Haas Service Award from the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and the author of the Atlas of the Lunar Terminator.


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