A review by cspiwak
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulf

3.0

wish they had half stars. I enjoyed this a lot, surprisingly so, since I only have a mild interest in astronomy. It has some tales of adventure- though if you are only going to read one book about a scientific expedition in the 1700's going awry- I reccomend The Mapmaker's Wife.