{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-heavens-paperback-9781108014144","title":"The Story of the Heavens (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108014144","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Story of the Heavens\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1885, this beautifully illustrated volume provides detailed descriptions and facts about the solar system and its surroundings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert S. Ball (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108014144, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 August 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages, 103 b\/w illus.  3 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.76 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\"\u003eAn Irish astronomer and talented mathematician, Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840–1913) was also a prolific writer of popular astronomy. As a young man, Ball conducted observations of nebulae using Lord Rosse's telescope – at the time the largest in the world. His Story of the Heavens displays the same fascination with the beauties and mysteries of the sky, providing a detailed survey of the history and contemporary situation of the solar system, and speculating about the possibility of life on other planets. Originally published in 1885, when Ball was Andrews Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin and Royal Astronomer of Ireland, this beautifully illustrated volume covers all eight planets, the Sun, as well as double stars, distant suns, comets, and the Milky Way. Extremely popular in its time, this book remains relevant today for its historical account of astronomy as a science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The astronomical observatory\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Sun\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Moon\u003cbr\u003e 4. The solar system\u003cbr\u003e 5. The law of gravitation\u003cbr\u003e 6. The planet of romance\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mercury\u003cbr\u003e 8. Venus\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Earth\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mars\u003cbr\u003e 11. The minor planets\u003cbr\u003e 12. Jupiter\u003cbr\u003e 13. Saturn\u003cbr\u003e 14. Uranus\u003cbr\u003e 15. Neptune\u003cbr\u003e 16. Comets\u003cbr\u003e 17. Shooting stars\u003cbr\u003e 18. The starry heavens\u003cbr\u003e 19. The distant suns\u003cbr\u003e 20. Double stars\u003cbr\u003e 21. The distances of the stars\u003cbr\u003e 22. The spectroscope\u003cbr\u003e 23. Star clusters and nebulae\u003cbr\u003e 24. The precession and nutation of the earth's axis\u003cbr\u003e 25. The aberration of light\u003cbr\u003e 26. The astronomical significance of heat\u003cbr\u003e 27. The tides\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":46265934053656,"sku":"9781108014144","price":46.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108014144i.jpg?v=1694869297","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-story-of-the-heavens-paperback-9781108014144","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}