Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1909
Genre: Science
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What Froude says of history is true also of astronomy: it is the most impressive where it transcends explanation. It is not the mathematics of astronomy, but the wonder and the mystery that seize upon the imagination. The calculation of an eclipse owes all its prestige to the sublimity of its data; the operation, in itself, requires no more mental effort than the preparation of a railway time-table. The dominion which astronomy has always held over the minds of men is akin to that of poetry; when the former becomes merely instructive and the latter purely didactic, both lose their power over the imagination. Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been penetrated.

Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
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Curiosities of the Sky Garrett Putman Serviss

Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
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Release: 2012
Genre: Astronomy
ISBN: 9781620128114

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Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
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Total Pages: 296
Release: 2012-01
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Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Serviss
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2015-03-15
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ISBN: 9781508872955

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What Froude says of history is true also of astronomy: it is the most impressive where it transcends explanation. It is not the mathematics of astronomy, but the wonder and the mystery that seize upon the imagination. The calculation of an eclipse owes all its prestige to the sublimity of its data; the operation, in itself, requires no more mental effort than the preparation of a railway time-table.

Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1909
Genre: Science
ISBN:

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What Froude says of history is true also of astronomy: it is the most impressive where it transcends explanation. It is not the mathematics of astronomy, but the wonder and the mystery that seize upon the imagination. The calculation of an eclipse owes all its prestige to the sublimity of its data; the operation, in itself, requires no more mental effort than the preparation of a railway time-table. The dominion which astronomy has always held over the minds of men is akin to that of poetry; when the former becomes merely instructive and the latter purely didactic, both lose their power over the imagination. Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been penetrated.

Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2023-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3387055226

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Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
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Release: 2019
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Curiosities of the Sky

Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett Putman Serviss
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780483324152

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Excerpt from Curiosities of the Sky: A Popular Presentation of the Great Riddles and Mysteries of Astronomy As plain language will permit, showing the wonder that is in them without getting away from the facts. Most Of them have hitherto been discussed only in technical form, and in treatises that the general public seldom sees and never reads. 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.

CURIOSITIES OF THE SKY

CURIOSITIES OF THE SKY
Author: Garrett Putman 1851-1929 Serviss
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781361672846

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