Astronomy
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New Theories in AstronomyNew Theories in AstronomyThat a little knowledge is a dangerous thing to the possessor, has been pointed out often enough, probably with the idea of keeping him quiet, but it is very certain that the warning has not always had the desired effect; and...
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Astronomy for Young FolksAstronomy for Young FolksAstronomy, it has been said, is the oldest and the noblest of the sciences. Yet it is one of the few sciences for which most present-day educators seem to find little, if any, room in their curriculum of study for the...
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Mars and Its MysteryMars and Its MysteryHad some one asked, fifty years ago, Is the Sun composed of chemical elements with which we are familiar? Shall we ever know? the question would not have been deemed worthy of a second thought. Realizing what has been accomplished, not...
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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich: A Glance at Its History and WorkThe Royal Observatory, Greenwich: A Glance at Its History and WorkI was present on one occasion at a popular lecture delivered in Greenwich, when the lecturer referred to the way in which so many English people travel to the ends of the earth in...
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The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental PhilosophyThe Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy - Life of Kepler Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained. Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. The author's corrections, additions and comments have been applied in the text and...
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Meteoric astronomy: A treatise on shooting-stars, fire-balls, and aerolitesMeteoric astronomy: A treatise on shooting-stars, fire-balls, and aerolitesThe Solar System consists of the sun, together with the planets and comets which revolve around him as the center of their motions. The sun is the great controlling orb of this system, and the source...
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Comets and MeteorsComets and Meteors - Their phenomena in all ages; their mutual relations; and the theory of their origin.The origin of meteoric astronomy, as a science, dates from the memorable star-shower of 1833. Soon after that brilliant display it was found that similar phenomena had...
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The Asteroids Or Minor Planets Between Mars and JupiterThe Asteroids; Or Minor Planets Between Mars and Jupiter.The rapid progress of discovery in the zone of minor planets, the anomalous forms and positions of their orbits, the small size as well as the great number of these telescopic bodies, and their peculiar relations...
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Plato's Doctrine Respecting the Rotation of the Earth and Aristotle's Comment Upon That DoctrinePlato's Doctrine Respecting the Rotation of the Earth and Aristotle's Comment Upon That Doctrine The following paper was originally intended as an explanatory note on the Platonic Timus, in the work which I am now preparing on Plato and Aristotle. Interpreting, differently from others,...
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Letters on AstronomyLetters on Astronomy - in which the Elements of the Science are Familiarly Explained in Connection with Biographical Sketches of the Most Eminent AstronomersSince the first publication of these Letters, in 1840, the work has passed through numerous editions, and received many tokens of...
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Man's Place in the UniverseMan's Place in the Universe - A Study of the Results of Scientific Research in Relation to the Unity or Plurality of Worlds, 3rd EditionThis work has been written in consequence of the[ v] great interest excited by my article, under the same title,...
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Einiges aus der Geschichte der Astronomie im AlterthumEiniges aus der Geschichte der Astronomie im Alterthum - Rede zur Feier des Geburtstags Sr. Maj. des Deutschen Kaisers Königs von Preussen Wilhelm I. gehalten an der Christian-AlbrechtsAuch uns vereinigt heute die sechsundachtzigste Wiederkehr des Geburtstagsfestes unsres erhabenen Kaisers und Knigs, die in wenigen...
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Astronomical Curiosities: Facts and FallaciesAstronomical Curiosities: Facts and Fallacies CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS [Pg 1] ASTRONOMICAL CURIOSITIES The Sun Some observations recently made by Prof. W. H. Pickering in Jamaica, make the value of sunlight 540,000 times that of moonlight. This makes the suns stellar magnitude minus 2683, and that...
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Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly BodiesAstronomy: The Science of the Heavenly BodiesSir William Rowan Hamilton, the eminent mathematician of Dublin, has, of all writers ancient and modern, most fittingly characterized the ideal science of astronomy as man's golden chain connecting the heavens to the earth, by which we "learn...
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The Sun changes its position in spaceThe Sun changes its position in space - therefore it cannot be regarded as being "in a condition of rest" Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation. Some corrections of spelling and...
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Über die Vulkane im MondeÜber die Vulkane im MondeIm Gentleman's Magazine, 1783, befindet sich gleich zu Anfang ein Sendschreiben des russischen Staatsrats Herrn AEPINUS an Herrn PALLAS ber eine Nachricht, die Herr MAGELLAN der Kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Petersburg mitgeteilt hat, betreffend einen vom Herrn HERSCHEL am...
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The Tides and Kindred Phenomena in the Solar SystemThe Tides and Kindred Phenomena in the Solar System - The Substance of Lectures Delivered in 1897 at the Lowell Institute, Boston, Massachusetts ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 38722 Author: Darwin, George Howard Release Date: Jan 31, 2012 Format: eBook Language:...
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The Star PeopleThe Star PeopleFind the same figure on one of the maps inside the front or back cover, and you will see the line that Uncle Henry drewand find the star person or animal easily in the sky. Face South and hold the map for...
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Astronomical Lore in ChaucerAstronomical Lore in ChaucerThe conspicuousness of astronomical lore in the poetry of Chaucer is due to its importance in the life of his century. In the mediaeval period, astronomy (or astrology, for the two names were used indifferently to cover the same subject) was...
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Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, Under the Authority of the Board of LongitudeRemarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, Under the Authority of the Board of LongitudeAPublication having lately been made by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne Astronomer Royal, under the Authority of the Board of Longitude, manifestly tending, by the Suppression of...
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