Transits of Venus (IAU C196) : New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

Transits of Venus (IAU C196) : New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

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IAU C196 coincided with the 8 June 2004 transit of Venus, producing the exciting, eclectic mix that can be found in these proceedings: the amazing history of the English North-country astronomers of the seventeenth century; the AU at a precision of 1.4 m; the explanation for the infamous black drop effect; a possible Mayan observation of a transit of Venus in the thirteenth century; the vexed question of leap seconds and time scales; history, distances, parallaxes, the solar system at exquisite precision and future space missions that will revolutionize astronomy.

Transits of Venus (IAU C196): New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia),D. W. Kurtz,Karel A van der Hucht,Cambridge University Press,0521849071,Astronomy - General,Science,Science/Mathematics,Astronomy, Space & Time,Science / Astronomy,Solar system

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