Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The first volume is on Astronomy written by Waldemar Kaempffert. This book briefly discusses the evolution of astronomical beliefs and the development of instruments and progress of methods in the science. It explains, further, the different astronomical laws, theories, phenomena and objects, as well as the history of these discoveries. (summary by Sienna)
Chapters
1 Introduction 16 min 2 Ch 1 - The Evolution of Astronomical Ideas 24 min 3 Ch 2, Part 1 - The Evolution of Observational Methods 20 min 4 Ch 2, Part 2 - The Evolution of Observational Methods 18 min 5 Ch 3 - The Rise of Astrophysics 24 min 6 Ch 4 - Celestial Photography 21 min 7 Ch 5 - The Law of Gravitation 16 min 8 Ch 6 - Planetary Distances 19 min 9 Ch 7 - Planetary Motions 10 min 10 Ch 8, Part 1 - The Solar System 18 min 11 Ch 8, Part 2 - The Solar System 16 min 12 Ch 9, Part 1 - The Sun 16 min 13 Ch 9, Part 2 - The Sun 16 min 14 Ch 10, Part 1 - Solar Energy 18 min 15 Ch 10, Part 2 - Solar Energy 19 min 16 Ch 11 - Mercury 22 min 17 Ch 12, Part 1 - Venus 14 min 18 Ch 12, Part 2 - Venus 15 min 19 Ch 13, Part 1 - The Earth 20 min 20 Ch 13, Part 2 - The Earth 18 min 21 Ch 14, Part 1 - The Moon 20 min 22 Ch 14, Part 2 - The Moon 20 min 23 Ch 15, Part 1 - Mars 11 min 24 Ch 15, Part 2 - Mars 20 min 25 Ch 16 - Jupiter 18 min 26 Ch 17 -Saturn 14 min 27 Ch 18 - Uranus and Neptune 12 min 28 Ch 19 - The Planetoids 22 min 29 Ch 20, Part 1 - Comets, Meteors and Meteorites 16 min 30 Ch 20, Part 2 - Comets, Meteors and Meteorites 17 min 31 Ch 20, Part 3 - Comets, Meteors and Meteorites 17 min 32 Ch 21, Part 1 - The Constellations 14 min 33 Ch 21, Part 2 - The Constellations 13 min 34 Ch 22 - The Motions of the Stars 19 min 35 Ch 23, Part 1 - Variable and Binary Stars 15 min 36 Ch 23, Part 2 - Variable and Binary Stars 11 min 37 Ch 24, Part 1 - Nebulae and Star Clusters 15 min 38 Ch 24, Part 2 - Nebulae and Star Clusters 16 min 39 Ch 25, Part 1 - Cosmogony and Stellar Evolution 19 min 40 Ch 25, Part 2 - Cosmogony and Stellar Evolution 19 min
