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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.