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Side-lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science
Author: Simon Newcomb Genre: Literature
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Chapter 18 ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMY
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1 Chapter 1 THE UNSOLVED PROBLEMS OF ASTRONOMY2 Chapter 2 THE NEW PROBLEMS OF THE UNIVERSE3 Chapter 3 THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE4 Chapter 4 THE EXTENT OF THE UNIVERSE5 Chapter 5 MAKING AND USING A TELESCOPE6 Chapter 6 WHAT THE ASTRONOMERS ARE DOING7 Chapter 7 LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE8 Chapter 8 HOW THE PLANETS ARE WEIGHED9 Chapter 9 THE MARINER'S COMPASS10 Chapter 10 THE FAIRYLAND OF GEOMETRY11 Chapter 11 THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH12 Chapter 12 CAN WE MAKE IT RAIN 13 Chapter 13 THE ASTRONOMICAL EPHEMERIS AND THE NAUTICAL ALMANAC14 Chapter 14 THE WORLD'S DEBT TO ASTRONOMY15 Chapter 15 AN ASTRONOMICAL FRIENDSHIP16 Chapter 16 THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATOR17 Chapter 17 THE EVOLUTION OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE18 Chapter 18 ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMY19 Chapter 19 THE UNIVERSE AS AN ORGANISM20 Chapter 20 THE RELATION OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO SOCIAL PROGRESS21 Chapter 21 THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FLYING-MACHINE