Six Months in Ascension An Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition |
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| Author:
| Gill, Isobel Sarah Black
Gill, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-70955-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Six Months in Ascension (1878) contains Isobel Gill's account of the 1877 expedition to the Island of Ascension, undertaken to measure the sun's distance from the earth. It provides rare insights into the personal and behind-the-scenes side of the scientific expedition and into gender roles in Victorian society.
Six Months in Ascension (1878) contains Isobel Gill's account of the 1877 expedition to the Island of Ascension, undertaken to measure the sun's distance from the earth. It provides rare insights into the personal and behind-the-scenes side of the scientific expedition and into gender roles in Victorian society.