Transits of Venus (IAU C196)
New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy
Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia;
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 30 June 2005
- ISBN 9780521849074
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages554 pages
- Size 254x182x34 mm
- Weight 1278 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 306 b/w illus. 0
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Proceedings of the IAU C196 meeting, which coincided with the 8 June 2004 transit of Venus.
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On 24 November 1639 in the tiny Lancashire village of Much Hoole, Jeremiah Horrocks made the first observations of a transit of Venus. In the following century the great expeditions to observe the transits of Venus gave us the most colourful stories in astronomy. IAU C196 coincided with the 8 June 2004 transit of Venus, producing the exciting, eclectic mix that can be found in these proceedings: the amazing history of the English North-country astronomers of the seventeenth century; the AU at a precision of 1.4 m; the explanation for the infamous black drop effect; a possible Mayan observation of a transit of Venus in the thirteenth century; the vexed question of leap seconds and time scales; history, distances, parallaxes, the solar system at exquisite precision and future space missions that will revolutionise astronomy.
"...does an admirable job detailing the rich history and science behind Venus's past trips in front of the Sun. Because of this, the text is accessible to the intersted amateur, and it serves as a great reference." --Sky & Telescope
Table of Contents:
Part I. Transits of Venus: History, Results and Legacy: Part II. The AU and the PC; Part III. Transits, the Solar System and Extra-Solar Planets; Part IV. The Jeremiah Horrocks Memorial Public Lecture; Part V. New Views of the Galaxy: Parallaxes, Distances and Implications for Astrophysics; Part VI. New Views of the Galaxy: Future Space and Ground-Based Programmes; Part VII. Summary.
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Transits of Venus (IAU C196): New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy
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