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A Tour of Venus
A tour of Venus with David Grinspoon of the University of Boulder, Colorado
A tour of Venus with David Grinspoon of the University of Boulder, Colorado.
Measuring distances between stars from space - discussion with Michael Perryman, the project scientist for the Hipparcos mission.
Plus what was happening among the stars and planets in June 1999.
Presenters: Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest.
Picture: Crescent moon and Venus, Credit: Getty Images
This is a programme from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1999.
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