Events for June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012 - June 10, 2012
Special Event
Sic Transit Glorious: A Transit of Venus Celebration
American Philosophical Society, Independence National Historical Park | Visit site »
The Transit of Venus is both an astronomical phenomenon and a landmark in the history of American science.
The American Philosophical Society, in collaboration with Independence National Historical Park will be putting on a number of events both celebrating the historical scientific importance of the Transit of Venus as well as viewing the actual transit on June 5th.
Read more here.
June 1, 2012
Andrea Wulf
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
American Philosophical Society | Visit site »
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Place: Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
Author Andrea Wulf will present an illustrated lecture based on her forthcoming book on the history of the Transit of Venus. Her preceding book was Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation, published in spring 2011.
RSVP for lecture to rsvpmuseum@amphilsoc.org.