Skilling / Richardson .:. A Brief Text in Astronomy

Skilling, William T. & R.S. Richardson,
A Brief Text in Astonomy. -: Holt, 1955. VIII, 327 Seiten mit Abbildungen. Leinen. Grossoktav. 24 x 17 cm.

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Skilling Richardson | Astronomie | Astronomy

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION. The Astronomer's Equipment 1
1. THE PURPOSE OF ASTRONOMY 12
2. THE EARTH IN ASTRONOMY 25
3 MEMBERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 38
4. LOCATING STARS UPON THE CELESTIAL SPHERE 51
5. TIME AND THE CALENDAR 59
6. MOTION OF THE PLANETS AND THE LAW OF GRA VITA TION 76
7. THE MOON 92
8. ECLIPSES OF SUN AND MOON 113
9. TIDES 121
10. THE SUN 126
11. THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS 154
12. THE LARGER PLANETS 174
13. COMETS 187
14. METEORS 197
15. STAR DISTANCES 205
16. THE MOTIONS OF THE STARS 212
17. KINDS OF STARS AND GROUPS OF STARS 222
18. VARIABLE STARS 239
19. WHAT KEEPS THE STARS SHINING? 254
20. GALACTIC NEBULAE AND OTHER INTERSTELLAR MATERIAL 261
21. GALAXIES 274
APPENDIX 289
GLOSSARY 291
INDEX 297
STAR MAPS 303

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