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Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The first volume is on Astronomy written by Waldemar Kaempffert. This book briefly discusses the evolution of astronomical beliefs and the development of instruments and progress of methods in the science. It explains, further, the different astronomical laws, theories, phenomena and objects, as well as the history of these discoveries.
Latest episodes of the podcast Science - History of the Universe Vol. 1: Astronomy by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
- Introduction
- Ch 1 - The Evolution of Astronomical Ideas
- Ch 2, Part 1 - The Evolution of Observational Methods
- Ch 2, Part 2 - The Evolution of Observational Methods
- Ch 3 - The Rise of Astrophysics
- Ch 4 - Celestial Photography
- Ch 5 - The Law of Gravitation
- Ch 6 - Planetary Distances
- Ch 7 - Planetary Motions
- Ch 8, Part 1 - The Solar System
- Ch 8, Part 2 - The Solar System
- Ch 9, Part 1 - The Sun
- Ch 9, Part 2 - The Sun
- Ch 10, Part 1 - Solar Energy
- Ch 10, Part 2 - Solar Energy
- Ch 11 - Mercury
- Ch 12, Part 1 - Venus
- Ch 12, Part 2 - Venus
- Ch 13, Part 1 - The Earth
- Ch 13, Part 2 - The Earth
- Ch 14, Part 1 - The Moon
- Ch 14, Part 2 - The Moon
- Ch 15, Part 1 - Mars
- Ch 15, Part 2 - Mars
- Ch 16 - Jupiter
- Ch 17 -Saturn
- Ch 18 - Uranus and Neptune
- Ch 19 - The Planetoids
- Ch 20, Part 1 - Comets, Meteors and Meteorites
- Ch 20, Part 2 - Comets, Meteors and Meteorites
- Ch 20, Part 3 - Comets, Meteors and Meteorites
- Ch 21, Part 1 - The Constellations
- Ch 21, Part 2 - The Constellations
- Ch 22 - The Motions of the Stars
- Ch 23, Part 1 - Variable and Binary Stars
- Ch 23, Part 2 - Variable and Binary Stars
- Ch 24, Part 1 - Nebulae and Star Clusters
- Ch 24, Part 2 - Nebulae and Star Clusters
- Ch 25, Part 1 - Cosmogony and Stellar Evolution
- Ch 25, Part 2 - Cosmogony and Stellar Evolution
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