Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science (Registro nro. 46111)
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | QB |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Newcomb, Simon, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1835-1909 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2003 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2003-05-01 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The unsolved problems of astronomy -- The new problems of the universe -- The structure of the universe -- The extent of the universe -- Making and using a telescope -- What the astronomers are doing -- Life in the universe -- How the planets are weighed -- The mariner's compass -- The fairyland of geometry -- The organization of scientific research -- Can we make it rain? -- The astronomical ephemeris and nautical almanac -- The world's debt to astronomy -- An astronomical friendship -- The evolution of the scientific investigator -- The evolution of astronomical knowledge -- Aspects of American astronomy -- The universe as an organism -- The relation of scientific method to social progress -- The outlook for the flying-machine. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science" by Simon Newcomb is a scientific publication written during the early 20th century. The work is a collection of essays and addresses that explore various astronomical topics, including the unsolved problems of astronomy, the structure and extent of the universe, and the scientific methods used to study the stars and planets. The opening of the book presents a preface where Newcomb sets expectations for the reader, emphasizing that although the material is primarily astronomical, it also touches on general scientific subjects. He introduces key themes, such as the vastness of the universe compared to our solar system and the complex movements of celestial bodies. It invites readers to grapple with significant unanswered questions in astronomy, creating a foundational understanding of the monumental mysteries that exist within the cosmos. The preface hints at an overarching discourse on scientific exploration, evolution of knowledge, and how contemporary observations might impact our understanding of the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Uncontrolled term | Flying-machines |
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| Uncontrolled term | Astronomy |
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| Uncontrolled term | Compass |
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| Uncontrolled term | Hyperspace |
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| Uncontrolled term | Learning and scholarship |
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| Uncontrolled term | Rain-making |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4065">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4065</a> |
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