كتب side lights on astronomy and kindred fields of popular science
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Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science (كتاب)
Author: Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909
Title: Side-Lights on Astronomy and 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 and using a telescope -- What the astronomers are doing -- Life in the universe -- How the planets are weighed -- The mariner's compass -- The fairyland of geometry -- The organization of scientific research -- Can we make it rain? -- The astronomical ephemeris and nautical almanac -- The world's debt to astronomy -- An astronomical friendship -- The evolution of the scientific investigator -- The evolution of astronomical knowledge -- Aspects of American astronomy -- The universe as an organism -- The relation of scientific method to social progress -- The outlook for the flying-machine.
Language: English
LoC Class: QB: Science: Astronomy
Subject: Flying-machines
Subject: Astronomy
Subject: Compass
Subject: Hyperspace
Subject: Learning and scholarship
Subject: Rain-making
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.
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