Garrett P. Serviss
Astronomy in a Nutshell, the Chief Facts and Principles Explained in Popular Language for the General Reader and for Schools
Paperback
(Forgotten Books June 12, 2012)
How many thousands of educated people, trained in the best schools, or even graduates of the great universities, have made the confession: I never got a grip on astronomy in my student days. They didnt make it either plain or interesting to me; and now I am sorry for it. The purpose of the writer of this book is to supply the need of such persons, either in school, or at home, after school-days are ended. He does not address himself to special students of the subject although they, too, may find the book useful at the beginning but to that vast, intelligent public for whom astronomy is, more or less, a mystical midland, from which, occasionally, fascinating news comes to their ears. The ordinary text-book is too overladen with technical details, and too summary in its treatment of the general subject, to catch and hold the attention of those who have no special preliminary interest in astronomy.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at
- Pages
- 322
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.7 in.
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