Popular Astronomy: A General Description of the Heavens
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French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) called the study of the heavens 'the science which concerns us most'. He believed that learning 'what place we occupy in the infinite' could delight and instruct, and might even promote an end to war and strife. Flammarion dedicated the present work to Fran ois Arago (1786-1853), author of earlier work on popular astronomy. Since Arago's time, the capabilities of telescopes and other instruments had...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1108067840
ISBN13:9781108067843
Release Date:February 2014
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:720 Pages
Weight:2.29 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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