En Busca de Venus / Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
Andrea Wulf
Un emocionante relato de c mo los cient ficos ilustrados se unieron para medir las profundidades del universo.El 6 de junio de 1761 cientos de cient ficos de pa ses europeos y de las colonias norteamericanas fueron enviados a los rincones m s remotos de nuestro planeta para observar el raro encuentro celeste entre la Tierra, Venus y el Sol, que permitir a calcular el tama o del sistema solar. En busca de Venus narra de manera extraordinaria la vida de los hombres y mujeres que se embarcaron en esta compleja y esencial aventura y nos ofrece un v vido retrato de las colaboraciones, las rivalidades y los acontecimientos pol ticos que fueron obstaculizando cada paso de la investigaci n. Un libro rebosante de acci n, detalles maravillosos y entusiasmo cient fico que nos revela el esp ritu de la Ilustraci n y la eterna obsesi n del hombre por entender el mundo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Andrea WulfPublisher: TaurusPublished: 08/18/2020ISBN: 9788430623211Language: SpanishPages: 400Weight: 1.41lbsSize: 9.40h x 5.90w x 1.20d
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Book Title
En Busca de Venus / Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
ISBN
9788430623211
Un emocionante relato de c mo los cient ficos ilustrados se unieron para medir las profundidades del universo.
El 6 de junio de 1761 cientos de cient ficos de pa ses europeos y de las colonias norteamericanas fueron enviados a los rincones m s remotos de nuestro planeta para observar el raro encuentro celeste entre la Tierra, Venus y el Sol, que permitir a calcular el tama o del sistema solar. En busca de Venus narra de manera extraordinaria la vida de los hombres y mujeres que se embarcaron en esta compleja y esencial aventura y nos ofrece un v vido retrato de las colaboraciones, las rivalidades y los acontecimientos pol ticos que fueron obstaculizando cada paso de la investigaci n. Un libro rebosante de acci n, detalles maravillosos y entusiasmo cient fico que nos revela el esp ritu de la Ilustraci n y la eterna obsesi n del hombre por entender el mundo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Andrea Wulf
Publisher: Taurus
Published: 08/18/2020
ISBN: 9788430623211
Language: Spanish
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.40h x 5.90w x 1.20d
El 6 de junio de 1761 cientos de cient ficos de pa ses europeos y de las colonias norteamericanas fueron enviados a los rincones m s remotos de nuestro planeta para observar el raro encuentro celeste entre la Tierra, Venus y el Sol, que permitir a calcular el tama o del sistema solar. En busca de Venus narra de manera extraordinaria la vida de los hombres y mujeres que se embarcaron en esta compleja y esencial aventura y nos ofrece un v vido retrato de las colaboraciones, las rivalidades y los acontecimientos pol ticos que fueron obstaculizando cada paso de la investigaci n. Un libro rebosante de acci n, detalles maravillosos y entusiasmo cient fico que nos revela el esp ritu de la Ilustraci n y la eterna obsesi n del hombre por entender el mundo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Andrea Wulf
Publisher: Taurus
Published: 08/18/2020
ISBN: 9788430623211
Language: Spanish
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.40h x 5.90w x 1.20d
Un emocionante relato de c mo los cient ficos ilustrados se unieron para medir las profundidades del universo.
El 6 de junio de 1761 cientos de cient ficos de pa ses europeos y de las colonias norteamericanas fueron enviados a los rincones m s remotos de nuestro planeta para observar el raro encuentro celeste entre la Tierra, Venus y el Sol, que permitir a calcular el tama o del sistema solar. En busca de Venus narra de manera extraordinaria la vida de los hombres y mujeres que se embarcaron en esta compleja y esencial aventura y nos ofrece un v vido retrato de las colaboraciones, las rivalidades y los acontecimientos pol ticos que fueron obstaculizando cada paso de la investigaci n. Un libro rebosante de acci n, detalles maravillosos y entusiasmo cient fico que nos revela el esp ritu de la Ilustraci n y la eterna obsesi n del hombre por entender el mundo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Andrea Wulf
Publisher: Taurus
Published: 08/18/2020
ISBN: 9788430623211
Language: Spanish
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.40h x 5.90w x 1.20d
El 6 de junio de 1761 cientos de cient ficos de pa ses europeos y de las colonias norteamericanas fueron enviados a los rincones m s remotos de nuestro planeta para observar el raro encuentro celeste entre la Tierra, Venus y el Sol, que permitir a calcular el tama o del sistema solar. En busca de Venus narra de manera extraordinaria la vida de los hombres y mujeres que se embarcaron en esta compleja y esencial aventura y nos ofrece un v vido retrato de las colaboraciones, las rivalidades y los acontecimientos pol ticos que fueron obstaculizando cada paso de la investigaci n. Un libro rebosante de acci n, detalles maravillosos y entusiasmo cient fico que nos revela el esp ritu de la Ilustraci n y la eterna obsesi n del hombre por entender el mundo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION On two days in 1761 and 1769 hundreds of astronomers pointed their telescopes towards the skies to observe a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. United by this momentous occasion, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? In Chasing Venus Andrea Wulf paints a vivid portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. This extraordinary book tells their story and how one single event prompted the first international scientific collaboration.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Andrea Wulf
Publisher: Taurus
Published: 08/18/2020
ISBN: 9788430623211
Language: Spanish
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.40h x 5.90w x 1.20d
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