Popular Astronomy
Autor Simon Newcomben Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 sep 2010
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781446038352
ISBN-10: 1446038351
Pagini: 598
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: CAFFIN PR
ISBN-10: 1446038351
Pagini: 598
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: CAFFIN PR
Cuprins
Preface; Part I. The System of the World Historically Developed: Introduction; 1. The ancient astronomy, or the apparent motions of the heavenly bodies; 2. The Copernican system, or the true motions of the heavenly bodies; 3. Universal gravitation; Part II. Practical Astronomy: Introductory remarks; 1. The telescope; 2. Application of the telescope to celestial measurements; 3. Measuring distances in the heavens; 4. The motion of light; 5. The spectroscope; Part III. The Solar System: 1. General structure of the solar system; 2. The sun; 3. The inner group of planets; 4. The outer group of planets; 5. Comets and meteors; Part IV. The Stellar Universe: 1. The stars as they are seen; 2. The structure of the universe; 3. The cosmogony; Addendum to Part III chapter 2; Appendix; Index; Addendum II, the satellites of Mars; Explanation of the star maps.
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Aimed at the general reader and first published in 1878, this is a layman's guide to nineteenth-century astronomical knowledge.
Aimed at the general reader and first published in 1878, this is a layman's guide to nineteenth-century astronomical knowledge.