Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The first volume is on Astronomy written by Waldemar Kaempffert. This book briefly discusses the evolution of astronomical beliefs and the development of instruments and progress of methods in the science. It explains, further, the different astronomical laws, theories, phenomena and objects, as well as the history of these discoveries. (summary by Sienna)
IntroductionCh 1 - The Evolution of Astronomical IdeasCh 2, Part 1 - The Evolution of Observational MethodsCh 2, Part 2 - The Evolution of Observational MethodsCh 3 - The Rise of AstrophysicsCh 4 - Celestial PhotographyCh 5 - The Law of GravitationCh 6 - Planetary DistancesCh 7 - Planetary MotionsCh 8, Part 1 - The Solar SystemCh 8, Part 2 - The Solar SystemCh 9, Part 1 - The SunCh 9, Part 2 - The SunCh 10, Part 1 - Solar EnergyCh 10, Part 2 - Solar EnergyCh 11 - MercuryCh 12, Part 1 - VenusCh 12, Part 2 - VenusCh 13, Part 1 - The EarthCh 13, Part 2 - The EarthCh 14, Part 1 - The MoonCh 14, Part 2 - The MoonCh 15, Part 1 - MarsCh 15, Part 2 - MarsCh 16 - JupiterCh 17 -SaturnCh 18 - Uranus and NeptuneCh 19 - The PlanetoidsCh 20, Part 1 - Comets, Meteors and MeteoritesCh 20, Part 2 - Comets, Meteors and MeteoritesCh 20, Part 3 - Comets, Meteors and MeteoritesCh 21, Part 1 - The ConstellationsCh 21, Part 2 - The ConstellationsCh 22 - The Motions of the StarsCh 23, Part 1 - Variable and Binary StarsCh 23, Part 2 - Variable and Binary StarsCh 24, Part 1 - Nebulae and Star ClustersCh 24, Part 2 - Nebulae and Star ClustersCh 25, Part 1 - Cosmogony and Stellar EvolutionCh 25, Part 2 - Cosmogony and Stellar Evolution
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