MR. TANCOCK is the secretary of the committee appointed by the British Astronomical Association for the purpose of encouraging the teaching of astronomy in schools. This book is based on courses of ...
Description: A descriptive, nonmathematical course in astronomy intended for non-physics majors. Topics include: description of the sky; historical development of astronomy; motion of the sun and the ...
Gazing into Buffalo's night sky has its challenges, with substantial light pollution and moisture in the atmosphere generated from Lake Erie. But for students taking Descriptive Astronomy (Physics 121 ...
Plates XXVII and XXVIII of v. 2 (observatory plans) in pocket. Title vignettes. First edition, 1861; 2d, 1867; 3d, 1876. "Catalogue of ... comets": v. 1, p. 511-588 ...
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General phenomena of the heavens. Definitions. The celestial sphere -- Astronomical instruments. Errors -- Refraction. Parallax. Dip of the horizon -- The earth. Its size, form, and rotation -- ...
THIS book is something of a curiosity, if only because it has reached an eighth edition. The first edition was published in 1869 for the benefit of the students of the U.S. Naval Academy. It was an ...
Description: A descriptive, nonmathematical course in astronomy intended for non-physics majors. Topics include: description of the sky; historical development of astronomy; motion of the sun and the ...
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