"Chasing Venus is a fascinating read, wonderfully well written, a vivid portrayal of the world of 18th-century science and its interactions with the wider intellectual and political world of the time. It is extensively researched, with a bibliography of about 500 items, mostly primary sources, in seven languages (English, French, German, Latin, Russian, Dutch, and Swedish), and beautifully illustrated with reproductions of contemporary drawings and portraits. Wulf makes the excitement of the enterprise and the heroic courage and dedication of its participants come dramatically alive", SIAM News (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics)
UPCOMING EVENTS
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BOOKS
Chasing Venus. The Race to Measure the Heavens (2012 published in the UK, US, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Japan and Brazil.
click here for Chasing Venus reviews
The Founding Gardeners. The Revolutionary Generation and the Shaping of the American Nation (2011, published by Knopf and William Heinemann)
Click here for Founding Gardeners reviews
The Brother Gardeners. Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession
UK paperback February 2009
Winner of American Horticultural Society 2010 Book Award
Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
US edition 30 March 2009
This Other Eden Seven Great Gardens and Three Hundred Years of English History
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ANDREA WULF
- I trained as a design historianat the Royal College of Art in London and I'm a full-time writer. I’m the author of four books and have written for the Guardian, Sunday Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and LA Times. I also write book reviews New York Times Sunday Book Review. My latest book is "Chasing Venus". I'm the 2013 Eccles British Library Writer in Residence. Click here for a short bio. Contact: andrea (at) andreawulf.com
The book sounds like an engaging read. You have received good reviews. "Andrea Wulf gives a vivid account of the difficulties, hardships, and dangers of these long expeditions through unknown territories, each carrying half a ton of delicate astronomical equipment."
Material such as this is what great mini series are made of. I applaud you for doing the research and then delivering it in a way that makes people want to learn more about the history of these events.
Your theme is unique and refreshing.
Posted by: Alicia@oriontelescopes | 12/18/2012 at 03:41 PM