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Venus And The 18th Century Space Race
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Measuring the Cosmos: The 18th Century Quest and Modern Discoveries
This chapter explores the 18th-century techniques used to measure the distance to Venus, emphasizing the role of parallax in this pursuit. It also discusses how these historical methods laid the groundwork for modern astronomical measurements of the solar system and beyond.
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