Download or read book The Reminiscences of an Astronomer written by Simon Newcomb and published by Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin. This book was released on 1903 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Reminiscences of an Astronomer written by Simon Newcomb and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reminiscences of an Astronomer By Simon Newcomb, 1903 What we now call school training, the pursuit of fixed studies at stated hours under the constant guidance of a teacher, I could scarcely be said to have enjoyed. For the most part, when I attended my father's school at all, I came and went with entire freedom, and this for causes which, as we shall see, he had reasons for deeming good. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book The Reminiscences of an Astronomer written by Simon Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I date my birth into the world of sweetness and light on one frosty morning in January, 1857, when I took my seat between two well-known mathematicians, before a blazing fire in the office of the "Nautical Almanac" at Cambridge, Mass. I had come on from Washington, armed with letters from Professor Henry and Mr. Hilgard, to seek a trial as an astronomical computer. The men beside me were Professor Joseph Winlock, the superintendent, and Mr. John D. Runkle, the senior assistant in the office. I talked of my unsuccessful attempt to master the "Mécanique Céleste" of Laplace without other preparation than that afforded by the most meagre text-books of elementary mathematics of that period. Runkle spoke of the translator as "the Captain." So familiar a designation of the great Bowditch-LL. D. and a member of the Royal Societies of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin-quite shocked me.
Download or read book Great Astronomers Classic Reprint written by Robert S. Ball and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Great Astronomers IT has been my object in these pages to present the life of each astronomer in such detail as to enable the reader to realise in some degree the man's character and surroundings; and I have endeavoured to indicate-as clearly as circumstances would permit the main features of the discoveries by which he has become known. There are many types of astronomers - from the star gazer who merely watches the heavens, to the abstract mathematician who merely works at his desk; it has, consequently, been necessary in the case of some lives to adopt a very different treatment from that which seemed suitable for others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Reminiscences of an Astronomer written by Simon Newcomb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Reminiscences of an Astronomer The earlier chapters of this collection are so much in the nature of an autobiography that the author has long shrunk from the idea of allowing them to see the light during his lifetime. His repugnance has been overcome by very warm expressions on the subject uttered by valued friends to whom they were shown, and by a desire that some at least who knew him in youth should be able to read what he has written. The author trusts that neither critic nor reader will object because he has, in some cases, strayed outside the limits of his purely personal experience, in order to give a more complete view of a situation, or to bring out matters that might be of historic interest. If some of the chapters are scrappy, it is because he has tried to collect those experiences which have afforded him most food for thought, have been most influential in shaping his views, or are recalled with most pleasure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Reminiscences of an Astronomer written by Simon Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Simon Newcomb
Download or read book REMINISCENCES OF AN ASTRONOMER written by Simon 1835-1909 Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Astronomer s Life Classic Reprint written by Edwin Brant Frost and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Astronomer's Life The material collected in this volume was primarily written as a record for my children and grandchildren without being intended for publication. After a considerable portion had been dictated, I was persuaded by friends to consider its publication as a record of life in an academic community during the last thirty years of the nineteenth century and as an account of scientific work in astronomy in a Midwestern setting during' a similar period in the present century. Of course the book does not profess to be a treatise on astronomy, but it would have been quite incomplete without a rather full and some what technical reference to that branch of science in which my life work has been done. I have been asked to include in the book the William Vaughn Moody lecture which I gave at the University of Chicago in December, 1930, as this had not been published else where. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Astronomers Classic Reprint written by Edward John Chalmers Morton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Astronomers Dr. Whewell's maxim, that man is prone to become a deductive reasoner, is unfortunately illustrated in almost all modern books on natural philosophy, where the laws of nature are stated first, and then the phenomena which we observe are deduced from them. The actual process by which our knowledge of nature has been obtained is the inverse of this; and it seems that, by following the historical order, the reasoning is rendered clearer, because its object is seen from the beginning of the investigation, and the study of the science is rendered more interesting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Romance of Astronomy Classic Reprint written by R. Kalley Miller and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Romance of Astronomy Tage 7, line 20, for heavy, read massive. Page 90, line 21, affer them, z'nseri nearly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Amateur Astronomer Classic Reprint written by Gideon Riegler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Amateur Astronomer It is Clear that itwould be an impossibility for' an investigator to carry on a survey of the whole, and to work in each of these separate fields. So much the more, then, will the student of the heavens, who only in leisure hours can occupy himself with these stirring studies, see the necessity of deciding in favour of one or other specific department. How great and general is the interest that astronomy holds for the widest circles, 15 shown by the large number of Popular Astronomy books that are constantly appearing in new editions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Century s Progress in Astronomy Classic Reprint written by Hector Macpherson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Century's Progress in Astronomy The present volume originated in a desire to present, in small compass, a record of the mar vellons progress in astronomy during the past hundred years. Indebtedness should be acknow ledged to the valuable works of Professor New comb, Professor Schiaparelli, Professor Lowell, Professor Young, Sir Robert Ball, Mr Gore, M. Flammarion, and Miss Clerke, who, as the historian of modern astronomy, occupies a place at once authoritative and unique. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Astronomers of To Day and Their Work Classic Reprint written by Hector Macpherson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Astronomers of to-Day and Their Work With two exceptions, the sketches of which this volume is composed originally appeared as weekly contributions to an Edinburgh newspaper. The number might have been largely augmented, but in order to bring the book within reasonable compass, it was found necessary to adopt an age-limit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Young Astronomer written by Samuel Worcester and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-04 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Young Astronomer: Designed for Common Schools; Illustrated by Cuts Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1831, by richardson, lord holbrook, in the Clerk's Office of the District of Massachusetts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book David Gill written by George Forbes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from David Gill: Man and Astronomer, Memories of Sir David Gill, K. C. B., H. M. Astronomer (1879-1907) At the Cape of Good Hope To David Gill astronomy was almost a religion. This reverence for his chosen science was tempered by human sympathies; and the present book, while telling of his growth, from schoolboy and watchmaker to leader of astronomical research, deals also with his friendships, his delightful social and domestic life, his humour, his enjoy ment of the world and his varied employments, among which deer-stalking occupied a special place. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Reminiscences of an Astronomer written by Simon Newcomb and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Newcomb (1835-1903) was an astronomer and mathematician remembered for his work in recalculating the major astronomical constants to a new international standard. He was a founding member of the American Astronomical Society and became its first president in 1899. Although Newcomb's mathematical work is well known, this autobiography, first published in 1903, focuses on his achievements and work as an astronomer. In it he provides an account of his scientific research with comments on his approach, which together with his descriptions of scientific discoveries and collaborations occurring in Washington DC show the variety of scientific research being conducted in the United States in the late nineteenth century. His detailed descriptions of how telescopes were used, together with accounts of his experience of working conditions in various observatories, provide valuable insights into astronomical research methods in the late nineteenth century.
