Books with author a.a. proctor

Excerpt from The Universe and the Coming Transits: Presenting Researches Into and New Views Respecting the Constitution of the Heavens: Together With an Investigation of the Condition of the Coming Transits of Venus, Recently Confirmed by an Unanimous Vote of the Chief Astronomers of Great BritainThis volume contains two series of essays; one series relating to the Universe, the other to the approaching transits of Venus.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

About the Book Collections of Essays are anthologies that have been compiled in order to demonstrate the works of a number of essayists. The list of essayists who have been active throughout the world and throughout time, is extraordinary. Also in this Book The family saga chronicles the lives of a family, or several related or interconnected families, over an extended period of time. This may be in a novel or a sequences of novels with a serious theme, and is set against the background of historical events, changes of social circumstances, or the rise and fall of fortunes. The typical family saga follows a family through several generations in a series of novels. And in this Book A short story collection is a book that contains short stories written by a single author. It is distinguished from an anthology of fiction, which includes stories by more than one author. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

Excerpt from Light Science for Leisure Hours: A Series of Familiar Essays on Scientific Subjects, Natural Phenomena, EtcThis and the other Essays from the Daily News are selected from a large number of articles which I wrote in the years 1868 It was by my kind friend Mr. Walker, formerly editor of the Daily News, that I was first urged to collect my Essays into a volume. I have to thank the proprietors and the present editor of the Pauly News, and the proprietors and editors of the other journals from which the pres ent series has been selected, for freely according me permission to reprint these Essays.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

Light science for leisure hours : a series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena - 1886 - PREFACE 1 0 SECOL D EDITIOS. THIS edition has been carefully revised, and, ill pi rt.-, considerably modified. T1111s the Essay on 13ritai li Coal Cellars has been adcletl, ant1 t TO Issnys on ovt l. 11-rnent Aicl to Science have been rt r oved I . I C L 1 1 t l i - tion that my view. on the sul ject of tlle last-li rnc l ssays have changed altogether since those E Fs J v s t lre 11-ritt en - certain circumstances which liave coillcA untlc r lily observation having convinced me that more niischit f than advantage i ouldre elrlt fro ria ny wiclt s chc inr f or . yecuring Government lid for scientiEc researches. FIRST IN preparing these Essays, my chief object has been to present scientific truths in a light and readable form-clearly and simply, but with an exact adherence t. o the facts as I see them. I have followed-here and always-the rule of trying to explain my meaning precisely as I should wish others to explain, to myself, matters with which I was unfamiliar. Hence I have avoided that excessive simplicity whicl-r some seem to consider absolutely essential in scientific essays intended for general perusal, but which is often even more perplexing t, han a too technical style. The chief rule I have followed, in order to make my descriptions clear, has been to endeavour to make each sentence bear one meaning, and one only. Speaking as a reader, and especially as a reader of scientific books, I venture to express an earnest wish that tbis simple rule were never infringed, even to meet the requirements of style. It will hardly be necessary to mention that several of the shorter Essays are rat, her intended to amuse than to instruct. ll e Essay c , i the influence n-1iic. l rn w i igt. l I w c b n su1 l osecl to ese1-t on the death-rate is the olrcJ r. efcw. ed to hy 311.. T nrn-in it l agcl 176 -01. i. of hi nfhsce lt o f Rlarl. . ON TENT S. . IIII. I-YI. FL-I. S 01. E . S J S - TI JL-AK s . 211 T rr. I - I cIsc Iu- I 01. KAIS . - . - , . 3 I - Sri OJV r, n OF Sson--C1 1-s. 4r, s . . - b j ic I. os SIIOTS . . 23 NFLUESCE OF IARRL O A N G T E IIE I ESTII-HATE THE TOPOGRAPHICA S L C RVEY O F ISDIA . . . r i SHIP ATTACKED CY A S V O R D - I S . I THE SAFETY-LAMP . . . iiE DUST WE HAVE TO B I E - L T I IHOTOGRAIHIC GHOSTS . l i I O XFORD A SD CAMBRIDGE I O VIS S C T Y LES . I ETTISG OS HORSE RACES OR, TIIC sT TI 01 T I I E on, . Sqrrar, rsG TIIE CIECLE . - 1 SEW TIIEORY 01. ACIIILLCG SIIIELD LIGHT SCIENCE FOR LEISURE HOURS. STRANGE DI CO VERIES RESPECTING THE AUXORA. THE brilliant streamers of coloured light which wave at certain seasons over the heavens have long since been recognised as among the most singular and im pressive of all the phenomena which the skies present to our view. There is something surpassingly beautiful in the appearance of the true auroral curtain. Fringed with coloured streamers, it waves to and fro as though shaken by some unseen hand. Then from end to end there pass a succession of undulations, the folds of the curtain interwrapping and forming a series of graceful curves...

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Excerpt from Light Science for Leisure Hours: A Series of Familiar Essays on Scientific Subjects, Natural Phenomena, EtcThis and the other Essays from the Daily News are selected from a large number of articles which I wrote in the years 1868 It was by my kind friend Mr. Walker, formerly editor of the Daily News, that I was first urged to collect my Essays into a volume. I have to thank the proprietors and the present editor of the Pauly News, and the proprietors and editors of the other journals from which the pres ent series has been selected, for freely according me permission to reprint these Essays.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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About the Book Collections of Essays are anthologies that have been compiled in order to demonstrate the works of a number of essayists. The list of essayists who have been active throughout the world and throughout time, is extraordinary. Also in this Book The family saga chronicles the lives of a family, or several related or interconnected families, over an extended period of time. This may be in a novel or a sequences of novels with a serious theme, and is set against the background of historical events, changes of social circumstances, or the rise and fall of fortunes. The typical family saga follows a family through several generations in a series of novels. And in this Book A short story collection is a book that contains short stories written by a single author. It is distinguished from an anthology of fiction, which includes stories by more than one author. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

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