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The day the world discovered the sun an extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus
Record details
- ISBN: 0306821060 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9780306821066 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (vii, 280 p., [4] p. of plates) : ill.
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electronic resource - Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Publisher: Boston : Da Capo Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A star in the sun -- The choicest wonders -- Flying bridges -- The mighty dimensions -- The book and the ship -- Voyage en Californie -- Great expedition -- Some unfrequented part -- A shining band -- Fort Venus -- Behind the sky -- Subjects and discoveries -- Sail to the southward -- Eclipse. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | DIGITAL (Text) | 67094-1001 | Alaska Digital Library E-Book | Available | - |
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