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How Planets and Moons Were Made (Classic Reprint)

Author : Paul G. Lewis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282360573
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book How Planets and Moons Were Made (Classic Reprint) written by Paul G. Lewis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from How Planets and Moons Were Made If energy made matter do work, then let us study energy and not the finished product which years ago spent a por tion of its energy and thereby and with it forever hid from our eyes the exact process of planetary procreation. It takes energy (centrifugal force) for the earth to circum scribe her path annually around the sun;'it takes energy to cause vibrations or oscillations of matter to become visible to the eye; it takes energy to cause vibrations from wind and string instruments to bring forth musical sounds; it takes energy to form light and heat from and with matter; it takes energy to disturb the atmosphere and it takes energy to dis turb water. Without energy there would be no motion, no vibration, no oscillation-all matter would be quiet, dead in rest and silence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

How Planets and Moons Were Made

Author : Paul G. Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book How Planets and Moons Were Made written by Paul G. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chapin's System of Planet Movement

Author : George Leander Chapin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666798800
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Chapin's System of Planet Movement written by George Leander Chapin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-03 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chapin's System of Planet Movement: The Solution of Registered Acceleration, the Moon's Path and Its Registration on the Orbit and the Location of the Centers of Motion of Planets The material purpose Of this work is, by proper drawings, specifications and deductions, forever to settle the question of what the motion Of the earth is round the sun. I have em phatically denied the truth Of Kepler's law Of equal areas and the whole Newtonian system as to one planet having, by posi tive force, such as gravity, the power to accelerate or retard the motion Of any planet. Being the only individual Of record who has traced the spiral paths Of planets round the moving sun, find that spiral paths cannot be correctly traced, under any law, round the sun, when acceleration on the orbit is made an element. But such paths coincide with the uniform velocity Of the planet on its orbit, and are self evident facts, from the sun's motion in Space, the orbits being cross or diagonal sec tions Of the spiral paths. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Procession of Planets (Classic Reprint)

Author : Franklin H. Heald
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484407526
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Procession of Planets (Classic Reprint) written by Franklin H. Heald and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-06 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Procession of Planets If the main principles of this discovery of the procession of planets are found to be correct may I hope that others will hasten to fit into their proper places those facts and truths which have been hurriedly passed over or missed I will also be pleased to explain to any one such points as I have failed to make plain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Origin of the Earth and Moon

Author : Robin M. Canup
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816520732
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Origin of the Earth and Moon written by Robin M. Canup and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age-old question of how our home planet and its satellite originated has in recent times undergone a minor revolution. The emergence of the "giant impact theory" as the most successful model for the origin of the Moon has been difficult to reconcile with some aspects of the Earth, and the development of an integrated model for the origin of the Earth-Moon system has been difficult for this reason. However, recent technical advances in experimental and isotopic work, together with intensified interest in the modeling of planetary dynamics, have produced a wealth of new results requiring a rethinking of models for the origin of the Earth and Moon. This book is intended to serve as a resource for those scientists working closely in this field, while at the same time it provides enough balance and depth to offer an introduction for students or technically minded general readers. Its thirty chapters address isotopic and chemical constraints on accretion, the dynamics of terrestrial planet formation, the impact-triggered formation of the Earth-Moon system, differentiation of the Earth and Moon, the origin of terrestrial volatiles, and conditions on the young Earth and Moon. Covering such subjects as the history and origin of the Moon's orbit, water on the Earth, and the implications of Earth-Moon interactions for terrestrial climate and life, the book constitutes a state-of-the-art overview of the most recent investigations in the field. Although many advances have been made in our ability to evaluate competing models of the formation of the Earth-Moon system, there are still many gaps in our understanding. This book makes great strides toward closing those gaps by highlighting the extensive progress that has been made and pointing toward future research.

The Atmosphere (Classic Reprint)

Author : Arthur John Berry
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
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Download or read book The Atmosphere (Classic Reprint) written by Arthur John Berry and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Atmosphere The author desires to thank Professor Seward for his kind editorial help. To Dr G. F. O. Searle and to the late Mr H. 0. Jones he is indebted for many valuable criticismsand suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Divine Authority of the Old and New Testament Asserted (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Leland
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
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Download or read book The Divine Authority of the Old and New Testament Asserted (Classic Reprint) written by John Leland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 1740 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Divine Authority of the Old and New Testament Asserted Pretenfion to this Charaéter. I would be one Of the lafl to charge any Man with a Want of Honefiy and Sincerity: but there are ma ny Things in his Book that look like a wilful Perverfion and Mifreprefentation of Faéts, as well as Arguments and fometimes fo circum fianced, that it is fcarce pofiible for the molt extenfive Charity to fuppofe that it'was owing to mere Ignorance. Perhaps the Author him felf would not be willing to accept of this A pology. I cannot help looking upon it as an Honour to Chrifiianity, that its Adveifaries find themfelves obliged to take fuch Methods as thefe, in order to carry on their Defigns a gainft it. Does not this argue a fecret Con fcioufnefs that they can never prevail by a fair Attack upon the Scriptures For furely he muf't be either very wicked or very foolilh, that would have recourfe to fuch bafe Arts as thefe to ferve his Caufe, if he thought his End could be anfwered without it, and that fair and juft Reafoning, and an equal candid Ma nagement would do as well. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Origin of the Earth (Classic Reprint)

Author : Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365247104
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book The Origin of the Earth (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Origin of the Earth In telling the story of this search for the mode by which the earth came into being, we have let the Inci dents that led the Inquiry on from one stage to another fall in with the steps of the inquiry itself. It is in keeping with the purposes of this series of booklets that the motives which set researches a-going should have their place with the quests that arose from them. At any rate, it is clear that the reader will be at some advantage in forming his own judgment of the value of what is offered for his acceptance, if the lines along which the inquiry was approached, the conditions that afi'ected the mental attitude Of the inquirer, and the considerations that weighed in reaching conclusions are laid as frankly before him as the conclusions them selves. The reader will of course choose his own pace, but it were well if it were deliberate. Pictures Of nebulae and nebulous pictures rise slowly into good definition. Besides, the interpretations we ofi'er are tentative; it were well to detain them a little for scrutiny as they pass under review. The final story of the birth of the earth will come only after a time when the vestiges of creation have been more keenly discerned and more faithfully rendered than is possible now. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

GROWTH OF A PLANET

Author : Edwin Sharpe 1867- Grew
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781363206209
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book GROWTH OF A PLANET written by Edwin Sharpe 1867- Grew and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Gravitation

Author : George Biddell Airy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331290691
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Gravitation written by George Biddell Airy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gravitation: An Elementary Explanation of the Principal Perturbations in the Solar System The treatise was originally designed for a class of readers who might be supposed to possess a moderate acquaintance with the phaenomena and the terms of astronomy; geometrical notions sufficient to enable them to understand simple inferences from diagrams; two or three terms of algebra as applied to numbers; but none of that elevated science which has always been used in the investigation of these subjects, and without which scarcely an attempt has been made to explain them. I proposed to myself, therefore, this general design: to explain the perturbations of the solar system, as far as I was able, without introducing an algebraic symbol. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Earth's Beginning (Classic Reprint)

Author : Sir Robert Stawell Ball
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365190288
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Earth's Beginning (Classic Reprint) written by Sir Robert Stawell Ball and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Earth's Beginning The nebular theory discloses the beginning of this earth itself. It points out the marvellous process by which from original chaos the firm globe on. Which we stand was gradually evolved. It shows how the founda tions of this solid earth have been laid, and how/it is that we have land to tread on and air to breathe. But the subject has a scope far wider than merely in its rela tion to our earth. The nebular theory accounts for the beginning of that great and glorious orb the sun, which presides over the system of revolving planets, guides them In their paths, illuminates them with its light, and stimulates the activities of their inhabitants with its genial warmth. The nebular theory explains how it comes about that the sun still continues in these latter days to Shine with the brilliance and warmth that it had throughout the past ages of human history and the vastly greater periods of geological time. Then, as another supreme achievement, it discloses the origin of the planets which accompany the sun, and shows how they have come to run their mighty courses; and it tells us how revolving Satellites have been asso ciated with the planets. The nebular theory has, indeed, a remarkable relation to all objects belonging to that wonderful scheme which we call the solar system. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Stars and Their Mysteries

Author : Charles Robert Gibson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483562257
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Stars and Their Mysteries written by Charles Robert Gibson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Stars and Their Mysteries: An Interestingly Written Account of the Wonders of Astronomy, Told in Simple Language His volume is one of the Science for T Children series, each volume of which is complete in itself. The author has endeavoured to treat the subject of Astronomy in a realistic fashion. Instead of merely relating what has been discovered about the Moon and the Planets, we make an imaginary trip in a wonder ful ﬂying machine, and see for ourselves what these heavenly bodies are like. Of course the sights which we see are the realities. At other times we make simple experiments which ex plain to us the behaviour of the Sun and the Moon. The whole subject is treated in the easy-going, yet accurate, style already found acceptable in The Great Ball on which we live and Our Good Slave Electricity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Making of the Universe (Classic Reprint)

Author : James Coffee Harris
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365403968
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Making of the Universe (Classic Reprint) written by James Coffee Harris and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Making of the Universe These are questions which physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and geology are striving to ans wer, and he who seeks to see the world as it is will try to find what is known by the scientists who de vote their lives to these great fields Of search for truths. Their opinion should be held in highest re spect, for the reason that they, Of all men, have the largest opportunity to find the facts and the greatest ability to interpret them. While it is, of course, im possible for the scientists, however great their ability or opportunity, to know the whole truth, we may safely say that they furnish the closest approxima tions possible for us to Obtain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Apparent Projection of Stars Upon the Bright Limb of the Moon at Occultation, and Similar Phenomena at Total Solar Eclipses, Transits of Venus and Mercury, Etc;, Etc (Classic Reprint)

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Author : George Davidson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333542870
Total Pages : 48 pages
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Download or read book The Apparent Projection of Stars Upon the Bright Limb of the Moon at Occultation, and Similar Phenomena at Total Solar Eclipses, Transits of Venus and Mercury, Etc;, Etc (Classic Reprint) written by George Davidson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Apparent Projection of Stars Upon the Bright Limb of the Moon at Occultation, and Similar Phenomena at Total Solar Eclipses, Transits of Venus and Mercury, Etc;, Etc This paper is prompted mainly by the many references made by astronomers and astronomical publications to Baily's Beads in cases of total solar eclipses; to the black drop and ligament in transits of Mercury and Venus over the Sun's disc; to the projection of a star upon the bright body of the Moon at immersion or emersion of occultation; to stars and the satellites of Jupiter seen through the limb or body of that planet at occultation; to planets surrounded by an atmosphere of great depth; and to empirical corrections to the semidiameters of the Sun and Moon at meridian transits. We have lately examined the reports of the observers of the transits of Venus in I874 and 1882; of the transits of Mercury since 1878, and the reports of the total solar eclipses since' 1860; and we are amazed at the crude and apparently indigested explanations given for certain appear auces attending the phenomena. There would seem to have been a desire to seek explanations in some obscure cause or causes - such as the poor character of the objective used, the lack of sharpness in the limbs of the planets (owing to their possessing an atmosphere), diffraction, telescopic and occular irradiation, astigmatism, sympathetic attraction, etc. These explanations are very unsatisfactory, and the experienced Observer, who has observed occultations of stars by the Moon or by Jupiter, meridian transits of the Moon, transits of Mercury and Venus across the Sun's disc, and total solar eclipses in a serene atmosphere, knows that the outlines of the planets, the Moon, and the Sun are remarkably sharp and steady, even under high magnifying power; that the Observations made under such conditions are satisfactory; and that there are no extraordinary phe nomena present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Investigation of Corrections to Hansen's Tables of the Moon

Author : Simon Newcomb
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333863005
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Investigation of Corrections to Hansen's Tables of the Moon written by Simon Newcomb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Investigation of Corrections to Hansen's Tables of the Moon: With Tables for Their Application Hansen's tables are taken for this purpose, because there is reason to believe that the perturbations on which these tables are. Founded are, in the main, extremely accurate; more accurate and complete, in fact, than any others which have been tabulated. Still, before they can be used for the purpose in question, a number of very important corrections are required, which we may divide into two classes - corrections to the theory, and to the elements. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Our Moon

Author : Rebecca Boyle
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593129733
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Our Moon written by Rebecca Boyle and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A riveting feat of science writing that recasts that most familiar of celestial objects into something eerily extraordinary, pivotal to our history, and awesome in the original sense of the word.”—Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Acclaimed journalist Rebecca Boyle takes readers on a dazzling tour to reveal the intimate role that our 4.51-billion-year-old companion has played in our biological and cultural evolution. Our Moon’s gravity stabilized Earth’s orbit—and its climate. It drew nutrients to the surface of the primordial ocean, where they fostered the evolution of complex life. The Moon continues to influence animal migration and reproduction, plants’ movements, and, possibly, the flow of the very blood in our veins. While the Sun helped prehistoric hunters and gatherers mark daily time, early civilizations used the phases of the Moon to count months and years, allowing them to plan farther ahead. Mesopotamian priests recorded the Moon’s position in order to make predictions, and, in the process, created the earliest known empirical, scientific observations. In Our Moon, Boyle introduces us to ancient astronomers and major figures of the scientific revolution, including Johannes Kepler and his influential lunar science fiction. Our relationship to the Moon changed when Apollo astronauts landed on it in 1969, and it’s about to change again. As governments and billionaires aim to turn a profit from its resources, Rebecca Boyle shows us that the Moon belongs to everybody, and nobody at all.

The Story of Eclipses (Classic Reprint)

Author : George F. Chambers
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332049076
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Eclipses (Classic Reprint) written by George F. Chambers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Eclipses Inasmuch as the Earth and the Moon are for our present purpose pratically solid bodies, each must cast a shadow into space as the result of being illuminated by the Sun, regarded as a source of light. What we shall eventually have to consider is: What results arise from the existence of these Shadows according to the Circum stances under which they are viewed P But before reach ing this point, some other preliminary considerations must be dealt with. The various bodies which together make up the solar system, that is to say, in particular, those bodies called the planets - some of them primary, others second ary (alias Satellites or Moons - are constantly in motion. Consequently, if we imagine a line to be drawn between any two at any given time, such a line will point in a different direction at another time, and so it may occasionally happen that three of these ever-moving bodies will come into one and the same straight line. Now the consequences of this state Of things were admir ably well pointed out nearly half a century ago by a popu lar writer, who in his day greatly aided the development of science amongst the masses. When one of the ex tremes of the series of three bodies which thus assume a common direction is the Sun, the intermediate body de prives the other extreme body, either wholly or partially. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.