{"product_id":"outlines-of-astronomy-paperback-9781108013772","title":"Outlines of Astronomy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108013772","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOutlines of Astronomy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerschel's work represents a rich overview of the physical world through a comprehensive study of terrestrial and celestial objects.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Frederick William Herschel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108013772, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e696 pages, 6 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.9 cm, 0.87 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871) – astronomer, mathematician, chemist – was one of the most important English scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel and nephew of Caroline, he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical investigations William could no longer undertake; John's subsequent career resulted in a knighthood and a lifetime of accolades. Outlines of Astronomy (1849), an updated and expanded version of his 1833 Treatise on Astronomy, went through eleven editions in two decades and was translated into several languages. Outlines examines terrestrial and celestial phenomena, providing the reader with a wide range of knowledge about the physical world as a whole. The work is an important textbook, the object of which 'is not to convince or refute opponents, nor to inquire … for principles of which we are all the time in full possession – but simply to teach what is known'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. General notions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Terminology and elementary geometrical conceptions and relations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of the nature of astronomical instruments and observations in general\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of geography\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of Uranography\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of the Sun's motion\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of the moon\u003cbr\u003e 8. Of terrestrial gravity\u003cbr\u003e 9. Of the solar system\u003cbr\u003e 10. Of the satellites\u003cbr\u003e 11. Of comets\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Of the Planetary Perturbations: 12. Subject propounded\u003cbr\u003e 13. Theory of the axes, perihelia, and excentricities\u003cbr\u003e 14. Of the inequalities independent of the excentricities\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Of Sidereal Astronomy: 15. Of the fixed stars\u003cbr\u003e 16. Variable and periodical stars\u003cbr\u003e 17. Of clusters of stars and nebulae\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Of the account of time: 18. Natural unites of time\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Solar%20system:%20the%20Sun%20\u0026amp;%20planets%20%5BPGS%5D%22\"\u003ePGS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265932448024,"sku":"9781108013772","price":55.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108013772i.jpg?v=1694869279","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/outlines-of-astronomy-paperback-9781108013772","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}