The Transit of Venus: How a Rare Astronomical Alignment Changed the World (Awa Science Series)

Author: Mary Varnham Peter Adds
Publisher: Awa Press
Category: Australasian & Pacific History, Astronomy, Space & Time
Book Format: Paperback

On 8 June 2004, the planet Venus moved across the face of the sun. This historic event - visible from nearly every country on Earth - was the first time in over 120 years it had occurred. On 6 June 2012, Venus will again traverse the sun, providing an extraordinary and moving spectacle to the people of Earth. The Transit of Venus brings together a collection of engaging essays from some of the world's most respected scientists and historians that tell of the life-changing impact these types of cosmic events have had on the exploration and colonization of our own planet.

About Peter Adds
Peter Adds is head of the School of Maori Studies at Victoria University in New Zealand. Paul Callaghan is head of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. Hamish Campbell is the geologist at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Richard Hall is cofounder of the renowned Stonehenge Aotearoa Astronomy Centre in Wairarapa, New Zealand, and the author of How to Gaze at the Southern Stars. Anne Salmond is a professor of Maori studies and anthropology at the University of Auckland. Duncan Steel is the principal research scientist with the Ball Solutions Group and vice president of the Spaceguard Foundation. Marilyn Head is the winner of the 2002 Carter Medal for her services to astronomy education.

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SKU BK-9780958262972
Barcode # 9780958262972
Brand Awa Press
Artist / Author Mary Varnham Peter Adds
Shipping Weight 0.1600kg
Shipping Width 0.160m
Shipping Height 0.090m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 19.900m
Assembled Height 90.000m
Assembled Width 15.700m
Type Paperback

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