Astronomical Curiosities

Author : J. Ellard Gore
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astronomical Curiosities: Facts and Fallacies written by J. Ellard Gore and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers curious facts, fallacies, and paradoxes regarding various astronomical phenomena which have been collected from various sources. Most of the information given will not be found in popular works on astronomy, and will, it is hoped, prove of interest to the general reader.

Author : John Ellard Gore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astronomical Curiosities written by John Ellard Gore and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Ellard Gore
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ISBN 13 : 9781334030192
Total Pages : 396 pages
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Download or read book Astronomical Curiosities written by John Ellard Gore and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-22 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Ellard Gore
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Download or read book Astronomical Curiosities written by John Ellard Gore and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Baum
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615923012
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Haunted Observatory written by Richard Baum and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many centuries observers of the night sky interpreted the moving planets and the surrounding starry realms in terms of concentric crystalline spheres, in the center of which hung the Earth -- the hub of creation. But with the discoveries of Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton, astronomers were suddenly struck by a momentous truth: the solar system was neither small nor intimate, but extended an unfathomable distance toward countless even more distant stars. The endless possibilities of these astounding developments fired scientists'' imaginations, leading both to further discoveries and to flights of fancy. While newly discovered facts are important and interesting, the quaint curiosities and spectral "ghosts" that led scientists astray have a fascination of their own. This is the subject of astronomer Richard Baum in this elegant narrative about the mysteries and wonders of celestial exploration. The fabled "mountains of Venus," a "city in the moon," ghostly rings around Uranus and Neptune, bright inexplicable objects seen near the sun, and the truth behind Coleridge''s "Star dogged Moon" in his famous poem about the Ancient Mariner -- these are just some of the intriguing twists and turns that astronomers took while investigating our starry neighbors. Baum vividly conveys the romance of astronomy at a time when the vistas of outer space were a new frontier and astronomers, guided only by imagination and analogy, set forth on uncharted seas and were haunted for a lifetime by marvels both seen and imagined.

Author : Garrett Putman Serviss
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Curiosities of the Sky written by Garrett Putman Serviss and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1909 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Froude says of history is true also of astronomy: it is the most impressive where it transcends explanation. It is not the mathematics of astronomy, but the wonder and the mystery that seize upon the imagination. The calculation of an eclipse owes all its prestige to the sublimity of its data; the operation, in itself, requires no more mental effort than the preparation of a railway time-table. The dominion which astronomy has always held over the minds of men is akin to that of poetry; when the former becomes merely instructive and the latter purely didactic, both lose their power over the imagination. Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been penetrated.

Author : J. Ellard (John Ellard) 1845-1910 Gore
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781360442488
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ASTRONOMICAL CURIOSITIES written by J. Ellard (John Ellard) 1845-1910 Gore and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : J Ellard 1845-1910 Gore
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781340353216
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astronomical Curiosities written by J Ellard 1845-1910 Gore and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Garrett Serviss
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781508872955
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Curiosities of the Sky written by Garrett Serviss and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Froude says of history is true also of astronomy: it is the most impressive where it transcends explanation. It is not the mathematics of astronomy, but the wonder and the mystery that seize upon the imagination. The calculation of an eclipse owes all its prestige to the sublimity of its data; the operation, in itself, requires no more mental effort than the preparation of a railway time-table.

Author : Robert J. Douglas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578377087
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The (not So) Little Book of Astronomical Curiosities and Explanations of Celestial Phenomena written by Robert J. Douglas and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interested in astronomy? Take a reader's journey to discover the odd, the unusual, and the just plain strange. 59 sign-post topics address wide-ranging subjects. 249 diagrams/images. Includes explanations for various often-asked questions.