{"product_id":"memoir-of-the-life-and-labors-of-the-rev-jeremiah-horrox-to-which-is-appended-a-translation-of-his-celebrated-discourse-upon-the-transit-of-venus-across-the-sun-paperback-9781108014410","title":"Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Jeremiah Horrox; To Which is Appended a Translation of his Celebrated Discourse Upon the Transit of Venus Across the Sun (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108014410","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMemoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Jeremiah Horrox\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTo Which is Appended a Translation of his Celebrated Discourse Upon the Transit of Venus Across the Sun\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA life (published in 1859) of Horrox (1618–1641) with a translation of his major treatise, Venus in Sole Visa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eArundell Blount Whatton (Author), Jeremiah Horrox (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108014410, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJeremiah Horrox (1618–1641) was one of the most interesting astronomers Britain has ever produced, and his tragically early death deprived the field of one of its most brilliant talents. In his short life he achieved much, having mastered the current state of astronomy at Cambridge University and going on to make important new calculations about the diameter and position of known planets, moons and stars. In the 1660s and 70s several prominent scientists, including Huygens, Newton and Flamsteed, took an interest in Horrox's discoveries and published his surviving treatises. This memoir of 1859 was part of a Victorian revival of interest in Horrox. It includes translation of his major work, Venus in Sole Visa, a draft of a treatise on the transit of Venus, in which he describes the conjunction of Venus with the sun, which he correctly calculated and observed in 1639.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Memoir\u003cbr\u003e Treatise: 1. The occasion, excellence, and utility of the observation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Account of the observation\u003cbr\u003e 3. What others observed, or might have observed, of this conjunction\u003cbr\u003e 4. It is proved that the spot observed in the Sun's disc was really Venus\u003cbr\u003e 5. The examination of the apparent longitude and latitude of Venus from the Sun\u003cbr\u003e 6. The alteration of the apparent into the true situation of Venus\u003cbr\u003e 7. An inquiry into the time and place of the true conjunction of Venus and the Sun\u003cbr\u003e 8. The demonstration of the node of Venus\u003cbr\u003e 9. The beginning, middle, and end of the transit are shewn\u003cbr\u003e 10. An examination of the calculations of astronomers respecting the foregoing\u003cbr\u003e 11. The calculation of Copernicus\u003cbr\u003e 12. The calculation of Lansberg\u003cbr\u003e 13. The calculation of Longomontanus\u003cbr\u003e 14. The calculation of Kepler\u003cbr\u003e 15. Correction of the motions according to Rudolphi\u003cbr\u003e 16. On the diameter of Venus\u003cbr\u003e 17. On the diameters of the rest of the planets, of the proportion of the celestial spheres, and of the parallax of the Sun.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Solar%20system:%20the%20Sun%20\u0026amp;%20planets%20%5BPGS%5D%22\"\u003ePGS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265936118040,"sku":"9781108014410","price":26.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108014410i.jpg?v=1694869309","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/memoir-of-the-life-and-labors-of-the-rev-jeremiah-horrox-to-which-is-appended-a-translation-of-his-celebrated-discourse-upon-the-transit-of-venus-across-the-sun-paperback-9781108014410","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}