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Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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Excerpt from Outlines of AstronomyFew persons can undertake any serious study of astronomy, for want of the necessary appliances. There is, indeed, a purely mathematical branch of astronomy, which may be thoroughly mastered by the study of books alone, aided by actual practice in mathematical reasoning. But this theoretical astronomy, as it is called, is too difficult, except in its mere rudiments, fer use in general education, and it is rathe...

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Excerpt from Essays I-XXXNO pretence to originality is made in the pages which follow. But the thoughts ex pressed in them are not mere repetitions of those entertained by previous thinkers: they result from independent re¿ection, and the coincidences with the work of former writers which will doubtless appear below are to be regarded as confirmations, not as plagiarisms.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rar...

Excerpt from Journal of Zones Observed With the 8-Inch Meridian Circle During the Years 1888-1890The letter R, followed by a number, is a reference to a remark too long to be given in the thirteenth column. These Remarks will be found at the end of this volume.One example of the method of revising the computations of Zones 1 - 186, and one of Zones 186 - 663, is given below, beginning with the reduction in right ascension. Compare h.a. 62, 135...