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Superior document:Kosmos Series
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Place / Publishing House:London : : Reaktion Books, Limited,, 2022.
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Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Kosmos Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (257 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The 'Evening Star'
  • 2. The Telescope: A New Phase Begins
  • 3. Adventures in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
  • 4. A Planet of Illusions - and a Few Facts
  • 5. Chasing Spectra
  • 6. A New Era: Radar and Spacecraft
  • 7. What Are the Clouds Made Of?
  • 8. The Surface of Venus
  • 9. Life on Venus
  • 10. Observing Venus
  • Appendix I: Venus Data
  • Appendix II: Spacecraft Missions to Venus
  • Appendix III: Transits of Venus, 1631 to 2255
  • Note on Style, Constants, Units of Measurement and Abbreviations
  • References
  • Further Reading and Resources
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo Acknowledgements
  • Index.