Guillaume Le Gentil: The Unfortunate Victim of a Transit of Venus | | Odd Salon ODDMENTS VI 6/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 22/12/2019

There have been many sacrifices in the name of science, but Guillaume Le Gentil sacrificed more than most. Le Gentil was an 18th century French astronomer who spent *eleven years* in pursuit of one of the rarest celestial events: a Transit of Venus, in order to accurately determine the Earth-Sun distance. It is a story of war, disease, terrible weather, heartbreak, and utter misfortune that ended with the astronomer losing everything he held dear... all in the name of science!

Sahil Bansal ~ Guillaume Le Gentil: The Unfortunate Victim of a Transit of Venus

Odd Salon ODDMENTS VI 2019: a themeless celebration of all things weird and wonderful

Recorded live 12/10/2019 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Annetta Black
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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