Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science
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SIDE-LIGHTS ON ASTRONOMY
AND KINDRED FIELDS OF POPULAR SCIENCE
ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES
BY
SIMON NEWCOMB
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
I
THE UNSOLVED PROBLEMS OF ASTRONOMY
II
THE NEW PROBLEMS OF THE UNIVERSE
III
THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
IV
THE EXTENT OF THE UNIVERSE
V
MAKING AND USING A TELESCOPE
VI
WHAT THE ASTRONOMERS ARE DOING
VII
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
VIII
HOW THE PLANETS ARE WEIGHED
IX
THE MARINER'S COMPASS
X
THE FAIRYLAND OF GEOMETRY
XI
THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
XII
CAN WE MAKE IT RAIN?
XIII
THE ASTRONOMICAL EPHEMERIS AND THE NAUTICAL ALMANAC
XIV
THE WORLD'S DEBT TO ASTRONOMY
XV
AN ASTRONOMICAL FRIENDSHIP
XVI
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATOR
XVII
THE EVOLUTION OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE
XVIII
ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMY
XIX
THE UNIVERSE AS AN ORGANISM
XX
THE RELATION OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO SOCIAL PROGRESS
XXI
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FLYING-MACHINE
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