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100 1 _aServiss, Garrett Putman,
_d1851-1929
245 1 0 _aAstronomy in a nutshell
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-27
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912
653 _aAstronomy -- Juvenile literature
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/astronomyinnutsh00serv/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72521
999 _c113246
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