Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century
Agnes Mary Clerke
42 chapters · 23 h 50 min · English
Read by Melanie T, Jim Locke, aniroo, realisticspeakers, timli, Availle and others
Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics
Play ☆ Favorite
A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century was thought to be Agnes Mary Clerke's greatest work. It covers developments made in the field of astronomy during the nineteenth century and is still used by scholars today who study the history of astrophysics. The book details the career of William Herschel, covers the discovery and development of spectral analysis and progress made on the understanding on sun spots. Margaret Lindsay Huggins, who wrote Clerke's biography, said of the work, "it deserves to live, and it most assuredly will live." (Summary by MillionMoments)
Chapters
1 Preface and Introduction 34 min 2 Part 1 Chapter 1: Foundation of Sidereal Astronomy, part 1 33 min 3 Part 1 Chapter 1: Foundation of Sidereal Astronomy, part 2 25 min 4 Part 1 Chapter 2: Progress of Sidereal Astronomy, part 1 38 min 5 Part 1 Chapter 2: Progress of Sidereal Astronomy, part 2 42 min 6 Part 1 Chapter 3: The Progress of Knowledge Regarding the Stars, part 1 30 min 7 Part 1 Chapter 3: The Progress of Knowledge Regarding the Stars, part 2 33 min 8 Part 1 Chapter 4: Planetary Discoveries, part 1 37 min 9 Part 1 Chapter 4: Planetary Discoveries, part 2 30 min 10 Part 1 Chapter 5: Comets, part 1 31 min 11 Part 1 Chapter 5: Comets, part 2 30 min 12 Part 1 Chapter 6: Instrumental Advances 48 min 13 Part 2 Chapter 1: Foundation of Astronomical Physics, part 1 30 min 14 Part 2 Chapter 1: Foundation of Astronomical Physics, part 2 24 min 15 Part 2 Chapter 2: Solar Observations and Theories, part 1 34 min 16 Part 2 Chapter 2: Solar Observations and Theories, part 2 36 min 17 Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 1 38 min 18 Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 2 29 min 19 Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 3 23 min 20 Part 2 Chapter 4: Solar Spectroscopy, part 1 32 min 21 Part 2 Chapter 4: Solar Spectroscopy, part 2 29 min 22 Part 2 Chapter 5: Temperature of the Sun 33 min 23 Part 2 Chapter 6: The Sun's Distance 51 min 24 Part 2 Chapter 7: Planets and Satellites, part 1 24 min 25 Part 2 Chapter 7: Planets and Satellites, part 2 40 min 26 Part 2 Chapter 7: Planets and Satellites, part 3 37 min 27 Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 1 32 min 28 Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 2 27 min 29 Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 3 27 min 30 Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 4 25 min 31 Part 2 Chapter 9: Theories of Planetary Evolution 46 min 32 Part 2 Chapter 10: Recent Comets, part 1 36 min 33 Part 2 Chapter 10: Recent Comets, part 2 32 min 34 Part 2 Chapter 11: Recent Comets continued, part 1 33 min 35 Part 2 Chapter 11: Recent Comets continued, part 2 20 min 36 Pat 2 Chapter 11: Recent Comets continued, part 3 31 min 37 Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 1 30 min 38 Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 2 33 min 39 Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 3 35 min 40 Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 4 40 min 41 Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 5 53 min 42 Part 2 Chapter 13: Methods of Research 1 h 3 min
