Name: Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
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Author: Andrea Wulf
ISBN: 9780099538325

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Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens

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Physical Book

Author

Andrea Wulf

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Windmill Books

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Paperback

ISBN13

9780099538325

Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens

Andrea Wulf (Author) · Windmill Books · Paperback

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Andrea Wulf

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Andrea Wulf (1972), born in India but of German nationality, is a renowned historian and writer who currently resides in London, where she teaches History of Design at the Royal College of Art. Author of acclaimed works such as The Brother Gardeners, a finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the CBHL Annual Literature Award in 2010, she has collaborated with prestigious media such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. Additionally, she has given lectures at renowned institutions such as the Royal Geographical Society and the New York Public Library

Her most notable work, The Invention of Nature (2016), a biography of Alexander von Humboldt, became an international bestseller and won over fifteen awards, including the Royal Society Science Book Prize, the Costa Biography Award, and the Ness Award from the Royal Geographical Society. She is also the author of the graphic novel The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Andrea Wulf is an essential voice in exploring the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

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