From Nebula to Nebula: Or the Dynamics of the Heavens, Containing a Broad Outline of the History of Astronomy, a General Summary of Its Achievements, ... and Especially an Expansion (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Lepper, George Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451008848 ISBN 13 : 9781451008845

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2012

Synopsis

Like that of Newton, my system is founded upon the great underlying principle of universal gravitation ;but it improves upon his by taking into account the hitherto unexploited factor of the joint attraction of the stars and its dynamical influence upon the domestic relations of our solar family. During the two centuries which have elapsed since the publication ofT heP rincipia many important astronomical facts have come to light, for example; the journey of the sun in space, the proper motions of stars, the enormous age of the earth, the anomalous acceleration of the moon, the existence of nebulae, etc., whose successful incorporation into gravitational astronomy demands, not adaptation merely, but radical reconstruction. Astronomers in general appear to have lulled themselves into the comforting belief that the paramount problems of astronomy have been successfully disposed of, and that little remains to be done save detail work, such as, the classifying of star spectra, keeping tab on the variable stars, computing asteroidal orbits, and the like, a romance which popular writers on astronomy have long been busily disseminating among their lay readers.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451008848
• ISBN 13: 9781451008845
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 371
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