Transits of Venus: A Popular Account of Past and Coming Transits from the First Observed by Horrocks 1639 to the Transit of 2012, Also an Account of the Successes Achieved in December 1874 and Suggestions Respecting the Transit of 1882 (Classic Reprint)1kg Limited, 2015 M08 5 - 292 páginas Excerpt from Transits of Venus: A Popular Account of Past and Coming Transits From the First Observed by Horrocks 1639 to the Transit of 2012, Also an Account of the Successes Achieved in December 1874 and Suggestions Respecting the Transit of 1882 In the present edition I have given a general ac count of the successes achieved last December. I have also directed special attention to the advantages which may attend the use Of the mid-transit method in 1882. See pp. 226 - 229. Fig. 44, p. 228, shows what regions would require to be occupied for this purpose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
