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Andrea Wulf, Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens

Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 6:30 PM | Members' Room

In Chasing Venus, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Andrea Wulf tells the extraordinary story of the first global scientific collaboration - set amid warring armies, savage weather, and bitter rivalries - motivated by the transit of Venus across the face of the sun in 1761 and 1769.