A Century's Progress in Astronomy (Classic Reprint)

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.