description: In the nineteenth century, the British Government spent money measuring the distance between the earth and the sun using observations of the transit of Venus. This book presents a narrative of the two Victorian transit programmes. It draws out their cultural significance and explores the nature of "big science" in late-Victorian Britain.
language: English
title: The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain
titlecomplete: The Transit of Venus Enterprise in Victorian Britain
ratings_count: 1
series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press