{"product_id":"popular-astronomy-paperback-9781108037730","title":"Popular Astronomy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108037730","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePopular Astronomy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAimed at the general reader and first published in 1878, this is a layman's guide to nineteenth-century astronomical knowledge.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon Newcomb (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108037730, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e598 pages, 117 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.75 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\"\u003eFurnished with more than a hundred figures, maps and tables, this book was first published in 1878 by Simon Newcomb (1835–1909), a noted mathematician and professor at the United States Naval Observatory. A meticulous work, originally intended to be of use to the general reader as well as the student, it provides a view of astronomy as it stood on the eve of General Relativity, and inevitably includes some theories which have since been disproved. Newcomb outlines a brief history of astronomy, from ancient Greece (when the planets were thought to be fixed in crystal spheres), to the application of the new laws of thermodynamics and the latest observations of the solar system. Included are a rejection of the then prevalent theory that the sun has a cool interior and its own inhabitants, details of the anomaly of Mercury's orbit according to Newtonian theory, and thorough observational guides.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The System of the World Historically Developed: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The ancient astronomy, or the apparent motions of the heavenly bodies\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Copernican system, or the true motions of the heavenly bodies\u003cbr\u003e 3. Universal gravitation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Practical Astronomy: Introductory remarks\u003cbr\u003e 1. The telescope\u003cbr\u003e 2. Application of the telescope to celestial measurements\u003cbr\u003e 3. Measuring distances in the heavens\u003cbr\u003e 4. The motion of light\u003cbr\u003e 5. The spectroscope\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Solar System: 1. General structure of the solar system\u003cbr\u003e 2. The sun\u003cbr\u003e 3. The inner group of planets\u003cbr\u003e 4. The outer group of planets\u003cbr\u003e 5. Comets and meteors\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Stellar Universe: 1. The stars as they are seen\u003cbr\u003e 2. The structure of the universe\u003cbr\u003e 3. The cosmogony\u003cbr\u003e Addendum to Part III chapter 2\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Addendum II, the satellites of Mars\u003cbr\u003e Explanation of the star maps.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Astronomy, space \u0026amp; time [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Astronomy, space \u0026amp; time\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Astronomy,%20space%20\u0026amp;%20time%20%5BPG%5D%22\"\u003ePG\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":46266053460248,"sku":"9781108037730","price":45.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108037730i.jpg?v=1696746327","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/popular-astronomy-paperback-9781108037730","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}