02347cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000400012624500280016626400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050802090041152011670062053400630178765300370185085600720188785600430195999900190200272521UtSlPG20260610134657.0mcr n260607r20231912utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a12014729  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQB1 aServiss, Garrett Putman,d1851-192910aAstronomy in a nutshell 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-12-27  aAaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Astronomy in a Nutshell" by Garrett P. Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This book aims to make the complex topic of astronomy accessible to the general public, particularly those who may have struggled to grasp it during their educational years. It focuses on explaining the fundamental facts and principles of astronomy in clear, popular language, complemented by illustrations to enhance understanding.  The opening of the book presents a preface that emphasizes the author's intent to demystify astronomy for a broad audience. Serviss addresses the common sentiment among educated individuals who regret not understanding astronomy during their studies. He introduces the themes of the book, which aims to simplify the complexities of astronomical concepts by presenting them in an engaging and comprehensible manner. Moreover, he outlines the limitations of traditional textbooks, which often overwhelm students with technical jargon, and he encourages readers to use their imagination alongside the provided illustrations to grasp the celestial phenomena more effectively. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912  aAstronomy -- Juvenile literature4 uhttps://archive.org/details/astronomyinnutsh00serv/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72521  c113246d113246