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336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307744609
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 26 February 2013
Description
On June 6, 1761, the world paused to observe a momentous occasion: the first transit of Venus between the Earth and the Sun in more than a century. Through that observation, astronomers could calculate the size of the solar system--but only if the...
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adventurous 87%
inspiring 50%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
reflective 12%
tense 12%
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medium 25%
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Death, War
336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307744609
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 26 February 2013
Description
On June 6, 1761, the world paused to observe a momentous occasion: the first transit of Venus between the Earth and the Sun in more than a century. Through that observation, astronomers could calculate the size of the solar system--but only if the...
Community Reviews Summary of 98 reviews
Moods
adventurous 87%
inspiring 50%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
reflective 12%
tense 12%
Pace
slow 25%
medium 25%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, War