ENGLISH

Venus Seen on the Sun: The First Observation of a Transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks (Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science)

By Wilbur Applebaum

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2012
ISBN
900422193X, 9789004221932
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1373457 bytes)
Pages
106\107
Time added
2024-01-19 19:27:13

Description

The treatise by Jeremiah Horrocks (1618-1641) on the transit of Venus of 1639 is an account of an important astronomical observation, as well as an analysis and commentary on the changing state and practice of astronomy during the significant period between the achievements of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and Isaac Newton (1642-1727). This work has, in addition, the power to delight and charm us as the record of a young astronomer's encounter with a rare astronomical event and the manner in which he discovered, observed, and drew conclusions from it. Its appeal is heightened by the knowledge that a self-trained young man stole a march on all the astronomers of his day.

Similar books