1874. The great astronomical event of the century approaches: the transit of Venus, after which it will be possible to calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun, and the scientific community is in shock. President Sebastin Lerdo de Tejada, moved by the spirit of his time and advised by a group of experts, decides to direct Mexico towards modernity and create the Mexican Astronomy Commission, responsible for going to Japan and take the much-awaited measurements. And that is how five Mexican scientists--Francisco Daz Covarrubias among them--embark on a several-month-long periplus, unaware of the adventures that awaited them. After a rough journey to Veracruz, a diplomatic mix-up in Cuba, a forced quarantine in Philadelphia, a brawl with the Apache, and a dramatic shipwreck, they finally arrive on Japanese shores, where they will set up camp. Will Mexico be able to take part in the international race to conquer space?
1874. The great astronomical event of the century approaches: the transit of Venus, after which it will be possible to calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun, and the scientific community is in shock. President Sebastin Lerdo de Tejada, moved by the spirit of his time and advised by a group of experts, decides to direct Mexico towards modernity and create the Mexican Astronomy Commission, responsible for going to Japan and take the much-awaited measurements. And that is how five Mexican scientists--Francisco Daz Covarrubias among them--embark on a several-month-long periplus, unaware of the adventures that awaited them. After a rough journey to Veracruz, a diplomatic mix-up in Cuba, a forced quarantine in Philadelphia, a brawl with the Apache, and a dramatic shipwreck, they finally arrive on Japanese shores, where they will set up camp. Will Mexico be able to take part in the international race to conquer space?
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