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100 1 _aGillet, J. A.
_q(Joseph Anthony),
_d1837-1908
245 1 4 _aThe Heavens Above: A Popular Handbook of Astronomy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-02-02
508 _aE-text prepared by Colin Bell, Brenda Lewis, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"The Heavens Above: A Popular Handbook of Astronomy" by J. A. Gillet and W. J. Rolfe is a popular science publication written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive overview of astronomy, aiming to make the subject accessible to readers of ordinary intelligence without the need for complex mathematical calculations. The book covers a wide range of topics, including celestial mechanics, the solar system, and notable astronomical phenomena. The opening of the book sets the stage for its exploration of the universe by detailing the structure and characteristics of the celestial sphere. It explains fundamental concepts such as the nature of a sphere, the celestial horizon, and the rotation of stars, positioning readers to understand the apparent motions of celestial bodies from an observational standpoint. It also begins to introduce tools used by astronomers, like telescopes, and hints at the systematic approach that will be taken to unravel the complexities of the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAstronomy
700 1 _aRolfe, W. J.
_q(William James),
_d1827-1910
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58810
999 _c99637
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