Side lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Fiction & Literature, Classics
| Author: | Simon Newcomb | ISBN: | 1230000261724 |
| Publisher: | The Perfect Library | Publication: | August 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Simon Newcomb |
| ISBN: | 1230000261724 |
| Publisher: | The Perfect Library |
| Publication: | August 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Side lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science
Simon Newcomb, astronomer and mathematician (1835-1909)
This ebook presents «Side lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science», from Simon Newcomb. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- PREFACE
-03- THE UNSOLVED PROBLEMS OF ASTRONOMY
-04- THE NEW PROBLEMS OF THE UNIVERSE
-05- THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
-06- THE EXTENT OF THE UNIVERSE
-07- MAKING AND USING A TELESCOPE
-08- WHAT THE ASTRONOMERS ARE DOING
-09- LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
-10- HOW THE PLANETS ARE WEIGHED
-11- THE MARINER'S COMPASS
-12- THE FAIRYLAND OF GEOMETRY
-13- THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
-14- CAN WE MAKE IT RAIN
-15- THE ASTRONOMICAL EPHEMERIS AND THE NAUTICAL ALMANAC
-16- THE WORLD'S DEBT TO ASTRONOMY
-17- AN ASTRONOMICAL FRIENDSHIP
-18- THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATOR
-19- THE EVOLUTION OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE
-20- ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMY
-21- THE UNIVERSE AS AN ORGANISM
-22- THE RELATION OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO SOCIAL PROGRESS
-23- THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FLYING MACHINE
Side lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science
Simon Newcomb, astronomer and mathematician (1835-1909)
This ebook presents «Side lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science», from Simon Newcomb. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- PREFACE
-03- THE UNSOLVED PROBLEMS OF ASTRONOMY
-04- THE NEW PROBLEMS OF THE UNIVERSE
-05- THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
-06- THE EXTENT OF THE UNIVERSE
-07- MAKING AND USING A TELESCOPE
-08- WHAT THE ASTRONOMERS ARE DOING
-09- LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
-10- HOW THE PLANETS ARE WEIGHED
-11- THE MARINER'S COMPASS
-12- THE FAIRYLAND OF GEOMETRY
-13- THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
-14- CAN WE MAKE IT RAIN
-15- THE ASTRONOMICAL EPHEMERIS AND THE NAUTICAL ALMANAC
-16- THE WORLD'S DEBT TO ASTRONOMY
-17- AN ASTRONOMICAL FRIENDSHIP
-18- THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATOR
-19- THE EVOLUTION OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE
-20- ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMY
-21- THE UNIVERSE AS AN ORGANISM
-22- THE RELATION OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO SOCIAL PROGRESS
-23- THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FLYING MACHINE
