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Excerpt from The Story of the Comets: Simply Told for General Readers I have to thank various friends for advice and assistance in making the book more useful than it would have been without such advice and assistance, in particular, Mr. A. C. D. Crommelin, b.a., Of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and Mr. W. E. Rolston, of the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington, and Mr. D. Smart, whilst as regards the illustrations I owe thanks to ...

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Though our knowledge of the heavens has increased astronomically-pun intended-since 1895, when this primer on skywatching was first published, this work, with its Victorian charm and poetical bent that will remind readers of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, remains a treat for fans of the night sky. Chambers has an equally pleasant approach to the hard science of his day-from a simple explanation of how the study of the stars is connected to with t...

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Excerpt from East Bourne Memories of the Victorian Period, 1845-1901: And Some Other Things of Interest, Divers and Sundry Sixties - Cricket at Compton Place - Curious coincidences on a P. And 0. Steamer. - Origin of the Devonshire Park. - stool-ball. - point-to-point Races - Races at Beachy Head - Fox Hounds - Harriers - First Regatta. Pedestrian Feat. - Golf. - spelling-bees. - Living Chess. Book-teas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books ...

Excerpt from Stories of the Universe: The Stars When invited to write this little book, I was asked so to shape it that it should be a concise but readable out line of that branch of knowledge which one associates with the expression the Starry Heavens liberally inter preted. I was to cater for those rapidly growing thou sands of men and women Of all ranks who are manifesting in these closing years Of the nineteenth century in so many ways an...

Excerpt from The Story of the Weather: Simply Told for General Readers Let any of my readers try the following experiment: - ask the first person of their acquaintance who they may casually meet in the street such a question as, "Are you interested in Meteorology, and would you like me to lend you a book on the subject?" I feel sure that in four cases out of five, the answer would be, "No, thank you, I know nothing about it, and do not wish t...

Excerpt from The Story of the Solar System As this volume is intended for general read ing, rather than for educational or technical pur poses, I have kept statistical details and numer ical expressions within very narrow limits, mere figures being always more or less unattractive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction o...

Excerpt from The Law Relating to Public Libraries and Museums: And Literary and Scientific InstitutionsThe first Act which received the sanction of the Legislature was 8 85 9 Vict. 43, passed in 1845. It related to Museums only, and, being very concise in its provisions, may be sup posed not to have answered the purpose of its promoters, for in 1850 it was repealed by 13 85 14 Vict. 65, which took its place.About the PublisherForgotten Books p...

Excerpt from A Handy Digest of More Than 2750 Cases Relating to Public Health and Local Government: With More Especial Reference to the Powers and Duties of Local Authorities, Including County Councils Some years ago, when preparing for press the 8th Edition of in Digest of the Law Relating to Public Health and Local Government, I arrived at the conclusion that, owing to the immense increase in the number of the Cases on the subjects dealt wi...

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Excerpt from The Story of Eclipses The various bodies which together make up the solar system, that is to say, in particular, those bodies called the planets - some of them primary, others second ary (alias Satellites or Moons -are constantly in motion. Consequently, if we imagine a line to be drawn between any two at any given time, such a line will point in a different direction at another time, and so it may occasionally happen that three ...

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