Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science by Simon Newcomb
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Author | Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909 |
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Title | Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science |
Contents | The unsolved problems of astronomy -- The new problems of the universe -- The structure of the universe -- The extent of the universe -- Making and using a telescope -- What the astronomers are doing -- Life in the universe -- How the planets are weighed -- The mariner's compass -- The fairyland of geometry -- The organization of scientific research -- Can we make it rain? -- The astronomical ephemeris and nautical almanac -- The world's debt to astronomy -- An astronomical friendship -- The evolution of the scientific investigator -- The evolution of astronomical knowledge -- Aspects of American astronomy -- The universe as an organism -- The relation of scientific method to social progress -- The outlook for the flying-machine. |
Language | English |
LoC Class | QB: Science: Astronomy |
Subject | Flying-machines |
Subject | Astronomy |
Subject | Compass |
Subject | Hyperspace |
Subject | Learning and scholarship |
Subject | Rain-making |
Category | Text |
EBook-No. | 4065 |
Release Date | May 1, 2003 |
Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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