Five Weeks' Study of Astronomy: Talks and Lectures (Classic Reprint)

Robert Stawell Ball, Camille Flammarion

ISBN 10: 0282005463 / ISBN 13: 9780282005467

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book presents astronomy as not just a science, but as a way of knowing the world and our place in it. The author argues that astronomy is far more than a collection of facts and theories about the stars and planets. Rather, it is a way of thinking about the universe and our place within it. Astronomy has its roots in prehistory, when people first began to observe the stars and planets and to wonder about their significance. Over the centuries, astronomy has evolved into a sophisticated science, but it has never lost its power to inspire awe and wonder. This book is about the history of astronomy, its methods, and its major discoveries. But it is also about the human side of astronomy, the stories of the people who have devoted their lives to understanding the universe. This book is a must-read for anyone who is interested in astronomy or in the history of science. It is a book that will change the way you think about the world and your place in it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: Five Weeks' Study of Astronomy: Talks and Lectures (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0282005463
• ISBN 13: 9780282005467
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Astronomy

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Excerpt from Five Weeks' Study of Astronomy: Talks and Lectures

OR the many persons - perhaps many thousands Of persons - who would know more of the wonders of astronomy, but can spare neither the time nor the effort required in an elaborate system of instruction, this reading course has been designed. N O knowledge can be acquired without effort, but it is the aim Of this course to simplify the subject and present it in interesting form. The knowl edge Of mathematics required for intelligent read ing is slight, and the reader who has followed the suggestions of the handbook will possess at the end something worth having. He will know the principal stars by name, and will understand comets and meteors. He will have a reasonably clear idea of the relations of the bodies that make up the solar system, and he will be able to speak intelligently of the present condi~ tion of each of the planets and of their probable destiny. He should have, also, some familiarity with the present state of belief as to the way in which our system was formed, and the way in which stellar systems different from ours are now forming. This in itself is worth while; and the student who would go more deeply into the sub ject will find himself equipped for the task.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.