Side-lights on astronomy and kindred fields of popular science;
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- Side-lights on astronomy and kindred fields of popular science;
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- 1906
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Side-lights on astronomy and kindred fields of popular science;
Author: Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909
Year: 1906
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