Popular Books on AstronomyBy William Tyler OlcottExcellently arranged, and copiously illustrated, these little manuals—real field-books—should prove valuable for all who want to become familiar with the starsA Field Book of the Stars16mo. With Fifty Diagrams.To facilitate the fascinating recreation of star-gazing the author has designed this field-book. All matters of a technical or theoretical nature have been omitted. Only what the reader can observe with the naked eye or with an opera-glass have been included in it. Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when one is engaged in the observation of the heavens.In Starland with a Three-Inch TelescopeA Conveniently Arranged Guide for the Use of the Amateur Astronomer16mo. With Forty Diagrams of the Constellations and Eight of the Moon.Theraison d'etretherefore for the book is convenience and arrangement. The author has found by experience that what the student most needs when he is observing with a telescope, is a page to glance at that will serve as a guide to the object he desires to view, and which affords concise data relative to that object. The diagrams therefore direct the student's vision and the subject-matter affords the necessary information in each case.Star Lore of All AgesA Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning the Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere8vo. Fully Illustrated.Will appeal alike to those who are interested in folk-lore and those who are attracted by astronomy. In it the author has gathered together the curious myths and traditions that have attached themselves from the earliest times to different constellations and even to individual stars.G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
Popular Books on AstronomyBy William Tyler OlcottExcellently arranged, and copiously illustrated, these little manuals—real field-books—should prove valuable for all who want to become familiar with the starsA Field Book of the Stars16mo. With Fifty Diagrams.To facilitate the fascinating recreation of star-gazing the author has designed this field-book. All matters of a technical or theoretical nature have been omitted. Only what the reader can observe with the naked eye or with an opera-glass have been included in it. Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when one is engaged in the observation of the heavens.In Starland with a Three-Inch TelescopeA Conveniently Arranged Guide for the Use of the Amateur Astronomer16mo. With Forty Diagrams of the Constellations and Eight of the Moon.Theraison d'etretherefore for the book is convenience and arrangement. The author has found by experience that what the student most needs when he is observing with a telescope, is a page to glance at that will serve as a guide to the object he desires to view, and which affords concise data relative to that object. The diagrams therefore direct the student's vision and the subject-matter affords the necessary information in each case.Star Lore of All AgesA Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning the Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere8vo. Fully Illustrated.Will appeal alike to those who are interested in folk-lore and those who are attracted by astronomy. In it the author has gathered together the curious myths and traditions that have attached themselves from the earliest times to different constellations and even to individual stars.G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
Excellently arranged, and copiously illustrated, these little manuals—real field-books—should prove valuable for all who want to become familiar with the stars
16mo. With Fifty Diagrams.
To facilitate the fascinating recreation of star-gazing the author has designed this field-book. All matters of a technical or theoretical nature have been omitted. Only what the reader can observe with the naked eye or with an opera-glass have been included in it. Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when one is engaged in the observation of the heavens.
To facilitate the fascinating recreation of star-gazing the author has designed this field-book. All matters of a technical or theoretical nature have been omitted. Only what the reader can observe with the naked eye or with an opera-glass have been included in it. Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when one is engaged in the observation of the heavens.
A Conveniently Arranged Guide for the Use of the Amateur Astronomer
16mo. With Forty Diagrams of the Constellations and Eight of the Moon.
Theraison d'etretherefore for the book is convenience and arrangement. The author has found by experience that what the student most needs when he is observing with a telescope, is a page to glance at that will serve as a guide to the object he desires to view, and which affords concise data relative to that object. The diagrams therefore direct the student's vision and the subject-matter affords the necessary information in each case.
Theraison d'etretherefore for the book is convenience and arrangement. The author has found by experience that what the student most needs when he is observing with a telescope, is a page to glance at that will serve as a guide to the object he desires to view, and which affords concise data relative to that object. The diagrams therefore direct the student's vision and the subject-matter affords the necessary information in each case.
A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning the Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere
8vo. Fully Illustrated.
Will appeal alike to those who are interested in folk-lore and those who are attracted by astronomy. In it the author has gathered together the curious myths and traditions that have attached themselves from the earliest times to different constellations and even to individual stars.
Will appeal alike to those who are interested in folk-lore and those who are attracted by astronomy. In it the author has gathered together the curious myths and traditions that have attached themselves from the earliest times to different constellations and even to individual stars.
G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
The Essence of AstronomyThings Every One Should Know About the Sun, Moon and StarsBy Edward W. Price12mo. Fully Illustrated.Here is a volume quite different from the usual "popular book on astronomy."It answers in untechnical language the every-day questions of every-day people, the material being so arranged that it is readily available for quick reference use, as well as for interesting consecutive reading.An individual chapter is devoted to each member of the Solar System. Special space is given to "Curiosities of the Skies."The illustrations are from photographs taken at the great observatories. The drawings of Mars are the most recent published, being made by Professor Lowell in January, 1914.The chronological table and annotated bibliography are of real value.Sun Lore of All AgesA Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and its WorshipBy William Tyler OlcottAuthor of "Star Lore of All Ages," "A Field Book of the Stars," etc.8vo. With 30 Illustrations.A companion volume toStar Lore of All Agesby the same author. It comprises a compilation of the myths, legends, and facts concerning the sun, of equal interest to the lay-reader or to the student.The literature of the subject is teeming with interest, linked as it is with the life story of mankind from the cradle of the race to the present day, for the solar myth lies at the very foundation of all mythology, and as such must forever claim pre-eminence.G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
12mo. Fully Illustrated.
Here is a volume quite different from the usual "popular book on astronomy."It answers in untechnical language the every-day questions of every-day people, the material being so arranged that it is readily available for quick reference use, as well as for interesting consecutive reading.An individual chapter is devoted to each member of the Solar System. Special space is given to "Curiosities of the Skies."The illustrations are from photographs taken at the great observatories. The drawings of Mars are the most recent published, being made by Professor Lowell in January, 1914.The chronological table and annotated bibliography are of real value.
Here is a volume quite different from the usual "popular book on astronomy."
It answers in untechnical language the every-day questions of every-day people, the material being so arranged that it is readily available for quick reference use, as well as for interesting consecutive reading.
An individual chapter is devoted to each member of the Solar System. Special space is given to "Curiosities of the Skies."
The illustrations are from photographs taken at the great observatories. The drawings of Mars are the most recent published, being made by Professor Lowell in January, 1914.
The chronological table and annotated bibliography are of real value.
Author of "Star Lore of All Ages," "A Field Book of the Stars," etc.
8vo. With 30 Illustrations.
A companion volume toStar Lore of All Agesby the same author. It comprises a compilation of the myths, legends, and facts concerning the sun, of equal interest to the lay-reader or to the student.The literature of the subject is teeming with interest, linked as it is with the life story of mankind from the cradle of the race to the present day, for the solar myth lies at the very foundation of all mythology, and as such must forever claim pre-eminence.
A companion volume toStar Lore of All Agesby the same author. It comprises a compilation of the myths, legends, and facts concerning the sun, of equal interest to the lay-reader or to the student.
The literature of the subject is teeming with interest, linked as it is with the life story of mankind from the cradle of the race to the present day, for the solar myth lies at the very foundation of all mythology, and as such must forever claim pre-eminence.
G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
Astronomy in a NutshellThe Chief Facts and Principles Explained in Popular Language for General Readers and for SchoolsBy Garrett P. ServissCr. 8vo. With 47 Illustrations.Presents the subject of astronomy in a succinct, popular form. No mathematical knowledge beyond the simplest outlines is assumed on the part of the reader. The great underlying facts and principles of astronomy are presented in a shape which any intelligent person can comprehend. The book may be used either for self-instruction or for schools.History of AstronomyBy George Forbes, M.A., F.R.S., M.Inst.C.E.Formerly Professor of Natural Philosophy, Anderson's College, Glasgow16mo. Adequately Illustrated.No. 1. A History of the Science SeriesThe author traces the evolution of intellectual thought in the progress of astronomical discovery, recognizing the various points of view of the different ages, giving due credit even to the ancients. It has been necessary to curtail many parts of the history, to lay before the reader in unlimited space enough about each age to illustrate its tone and spirit, the ideals of the workers, the gradual addition of new points of view and of new means of investigation.An Easy Guide to the ConstellationsWith a Miniature Atlas of the StarsBy James GallAuthor of "The People's Atlas of the Stars," etc.New and Enlarged Edition, with 30 Maps 16mo.This new edition ofAn Easy Guide to the Constellationshas been thoroughly revised: five additional plates have been added, so as to include all the constellations of the Zodiac, and render the book complete for Southern Europe and the United States.G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
Cr. 8vo. With 47 Illustrations.
Presents the subject of astronomy in a succinct, popular form. No mathematical knowledge beyond the simplest outlines is assumed on the part of the reader. The great underlying facts and principles of astronomy are presented in a shape which any intelligent person can comprehend. The book may be used either for self-instruction or for schools.
Presents the subject of astronomy in a succinct, popular form. No mathematical knowledge beyond the simplest outlines is assumed on the part of the reader. The great underlying facts and principles of astronomy are presented in a shape which any intelligent person can comprehend. The book may be used either for self-instruction or for schools.
Formerly Professor of Natural Philosophy, Anderson's College, Glasgow
16mo. Adequately Illustrated.
No. 1. A History of the Science Series
The author traces the evolution of intellectual thought in the progress of astronomical discovery, recognizing the various points of view of the different ages, giving due credit even to the ancients. It has been necessary to curtail many parts of the history, to lay before the reader in unlimited space enough about each age to illustrate its tone and spirit, the ideals of the workers, the gradual addition of new points of view and of new means of investigation.
The author traces the evolution of intellectual thought in the progress of astronomical discovery, recognizing the various points of view of the different ages, giving due credit even to the ancients. It has been necessary to curtail many parts of the history, to lay before the reader in unlimited space enough about each age to illustrate its tone and spirit, the ideals of the workers, the gradual addition of new points of view and of new means of investigation.
Author of "The People's Atlas of the Stars," etc.
New and Enlarged Edition, with 30 Maps 16mo.
This new edition ofAn Easy Guide to the Constellationshas been thoroughly revised: five additional plates have been added, so as to include all the constellations of the Zodiac, and render the book complete for Southern Europe and the United States.
This new edition ofAn Easy Guide to the Constellationshas been thoroughly revised: five additional plates have been added, so as to include all the constellations of the Zodiac, and render the book complete for Southern Europe and the United States.
G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
The Destinies of the StarsBySvante ArrheniusAuthor of "Worlds in the Making," etc.12mo. 26 Illustrations.With keenness, brilliancy, and distinguished learning, Dr. Arrhenius, a Nobel Prize winner, having had occasion repeatedly to treat new questions of a cosmological nature, questions largely arisen from new discoveries and observations within the scope of astronomy, opens to the reader vast new vistas, through the study of the relation of the stars to the "Milky Way" and through observations of our neighbor planets.G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
The Destinies of the StarsBySvante ArrheniusAuthor of "Worlds in the Making," etc.12mo. 26 Illustrations.With keenness, brilliancy, and distinguished learning, Dr. Arrhenius, a Nobel Prize winner, having had occasion repeatedly to treat new questions of a cosmological nature, questions largely arisen from new discoveries and observations within the scope of astronomy, opens to the reader vast new vistas, through the study of the relation of the stars to the "Milky Way" and through observations of our neighbor planets.G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
Author of "Worlds in the Making," etc.
12mo. 26 Illustrations.
With keenness, brilliancy, and distinguished learning, Dr. Arrhenius, a Nobel Prize winner, having had occasion repeatedly to treat new questions of a cosmological nature, questions largely arisen from new discoveries and observations within the scope of astronomy, opens to the reader vast new vistas, through the study of the relation of the stars to the "Milky Way" and through observations of our neighbor planets.
With keenness, brilliancy, and distinguished learning, Dr. Arrhenius, a Nobel Prize winner, having had occasion repeatedly to treat new questions of a cosmological nature, questions largely arisen from new discoveries and observations within the scope of astronomy, opens to the reader vast new vistas, through the study of the relation of the stars to the "Milky Way" and through observations of our neighbor planets.
G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNew York London
Corrections made:Page12Au iga corrected to Auriga.Page118preceptible corrected to perceptible.Page148Oeti corrected to Ceti.Page163cometimes corrected to sometimes.Inconsistencies retained:Alphecca and Alphacca.Gloria Frederika and Gloria Frederica.Bull of Poniatowskio and Bull of Poniatowski.
Corrections made:Page12Au iga corrected to Auriga.Page118preceptible corrected to perceptible.Page148Oeti corrected to Ceti.Page163cometimes corrected to sometimes.
Inconsistencies retained:Alphecca and Alphacca.Gloria Frederika and Gloria Frederica.Bull of Poniatowskio and Bull of Poniatowski.