Autho r : Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909
Title: Side-Lights on Astronomy a nd 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 a nd using a telescope -- What the astronomers are doing -- Life in the universe -- How the planets are weighed -- The mariner's compass -- The fairyla nd of geometry -- The o r ganization of scientific research -- Can we make it rain? -- The astronomical ephemeris a nd nautical almanac -- The wo r ld's debt to astronomy -- An astronomical friendship -- The evolution of the scientific investigato r -- The evolution of astronomical knowledge -- Aspects of American astronomy -- The universe as an o r ganism -- The relation of scientific method to social progress -- The outlook fo r the flying-machine.
Language: English
LoC Class: QB: Science: Astronomy
Subject: Flying-machines
Subject: Astronomy
Subject: Compass
Subject: Hyperspace
Subject: Learning a nd scholarship
Subject: Rain-making
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.
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