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Transit of Venus The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy
by Aughton, Peter
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- ISBN-13: 9780297847212
- ISBN: 029784721X
- Publication Date: 0011
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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This is the missing chapter in the history of astronomy, lying between the work of Galileo and Newton. Most people would name the likes of Newton and Halley as the greatest British astronomers, but both men drew on the works of Jeremiah Horrocks. Aughton describes the early discoveries in astronomy.Aughton, Peter is the author of 'Transit of Venus The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy', published 0011 under ISBN 9780297847212 and ISBN 029784721X.
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