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The Transit of Venus Across the Sun: A Translation of the Celebrated Discourse Thereupon (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
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The fame Of Horrox has also been disseminated through the instrumentality of the press, letters having occasionally appeared, complaining that no record of his discoveries has been published in our native tongue, and commending the subject to the attention of those competent to deal with it. One of these, taken from the columns of a newspaper, was, a few months ago, enclosed to me by a friend, in which the writer thus alludes to the remarks Of Professor Rigaud already quoted A life Of Horrox. Is much wanted. Very little is known indeed of his daily work, but that little is such as to create a desire of knowing as much about him as possible. The particulars gathered up by Mr. Whatton will, I trust, be heard of, and make us better acquainted with one whom Sir J.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 0267576196
- ISBN 13 9780267576197
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages242
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