Popular Astronomy

Klappentext Aimed at the general reader and first published in 1878, this is a layman's guide to nineteenth-century astronomical knowledge. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1878, this book was intended as a guide for the non-specialist to the history of astronomy and its latest advances. Simon Newcomb (1835–1909) offers the most recent theories and speculations from one of the fastest-moving periods of discovery in pre-Einsteinian astronomy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Newcomb, Newcomb Simon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2011
• EAN: 9781108037730
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03773-0
• No. of pages: 598
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; NATURE / Sky Observation, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space