e-books in General Astronomy category
Astronomyby Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff - Unglue.it , 2016
This book is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. It begins with relevant fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies and cosmology.
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The Elements of Theoretical and Descriptive Astronomyby Charles J. White - J. Wiley , 1909
I present the main principles of Astronomy in a form adapted to the elementary course of instruction which is commonly given at colleges and the higher grades of academies. I selected those topics which seemed to me to be the most important.
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Elementary Astronomyby James N. Pierce , 2013
A book written for teachers (and parents) of students in grades K-6. The astronomy topics it covers are those most commonly found in these grade levels: Earth and Sun; night and day; seasons; phases of the Moon; eclipses; solar system; planets...
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A New Astronomyby David Peck Todd - American Book Company , 1906
Contents: Language of Astronomy; Philosophy of the Celestial Sphere; Stars in their Courses; Earth as a Globe; Earth Turns on its Axis; Earth Revolves Round the Sun; Astronomy of Navigation; Observatory and its Instruments; The Moon; The Sun; etc.
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Astronomy Notesby Nick Strobel - astronomynotes.com , 2010
The notes cover: astronomy's place in the scientific endeavor, scientific method, astronomy without a telescope, history of astronomy, Newton's law of gravity, relativity theories, electromagnetic radiation, telescopes, solar system, the stars, etc.
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A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomyby George F. Chambers - Oxford At The Clarendon Press , 1889
The work covers: the planets of our solar system; eclipses; gravity and tides; phenomena including aberration and refraction; comets; chronological astronomy; stars; astronomical instruments; the history of astronomy; and meteoric astronomy.
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General Astronomy- Wikibooks , 2009
This book introduces the advanced secondary or beginning university student to the process that revealed the rich tapestry of the universe to humanity, presenting astronomy not only as a field of knowledge, but also as a human endeavor in science.
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An Introduction to Astronomyby Forest Ray Moulton - The MacMillan Company , 1916
It has been assumed that the reader has an interest in the wonderful universe which surrounds him, and that he has arrived at such a stage of intellectual development that he demands the reasons for whatever conclusions he is asked to accept.
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Astronomy of To-dayby Cecil Goodrich Julius Dolmage - Seeley and co. , 1910
The book gives an account of the science of Astronomy, as it was known in 1910, in a manner acceptable to the general reader. The author takes the theories of Astronomy out of those mathematical forms, and presents them in the ordinary language.
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A Text-book of Astronomyby George C. Comstock - D. Appleton and company , 1901
The author concentrates attention upon those parts of the subject that possess special educational value. Matter which permits of experimental treatment with simple apparatus is of peculiar value and is given a prominence in the text.
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General Astronomyby Harold Spencer Jones - Edward Arnold and Company , 1924
The book will serve to give the reader a sufficiently complete view of the present state of Astronomy. Mathematics has been almost entirely excluded in order that the volume may appeal to the amateur, no less than the student.
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A Review of the Universe: Structures, Evolutions, Observations, and Theories- universe-review.ca , 2009
This website surveys the entire extent of the universe touching upon phenomenon from the largest to the smallest size and covering the entire cosmic interval. It presents observations as well as the theories which explains the phenomena.
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Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysicsby Martin V. Zombeck - Cambridge University Press , 2006
This handbook is an essential reference for space astronomy and astrophysics. It covers topics such as atomic physics, nuclear physics, relativity, plasma physics, electromagnetism, mathematics, probability and statistics, and geophysics.
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