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100 1 _aStirling, William,
_d-1900
245 1 0 _aNew Theories in Astronomy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-04-10
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"New Theories in Astronomy" by William Stirling is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book presents a collection of Stirling's hypotheses and analyses concerning various aspects of astronomy, including the nature of celestial bodies and the principles of gravity. It aims to challenge established scientific theories and provide new insights into the workings of the universe, particularly through a critical examination of previous astronomical methodologies. The opening of the text introduces the author's reflections on the importance of knowledge in the science of astronomy, emphasizing the potential pitfalls of both limited and extensive understanding. Stirling outlines the historical context of weight and measurement in astronomy, discussing how astronomers have struggled with understanding the Earth's mass and density. He critiques existing theories, particularly those related to gravitational attraction, and sets the stage for his subsequent arguments by highlighting the inadequacies in traditional scientific explanations, thereby establishing a foundation for the novel theories he aims to put forth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAstronomy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45356
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