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The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)
John Arthur Thomson
J. Arthur Thomson opens the whole romance of science, beginning with the scale of the universe and the solar system. This first volume of his outline sweeps from the heavens through the foundations of knowledge with clarity and delight. Broad, accessible, and richly illustrated. A grand popular survey of all the sciences for the curious reader. Begin the great outline with the story of the stars.
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312 chapters
- 1THE OUTLINE OF SCIENCE
- 2A PLAIN STORY SIMPLY TOLD EDITED BY J. ARTHUR THOMSON REGIUS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
- 3IN FOUR VOLUMES G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker press
- 4INTRODUCTORY NOTE
- 5CONTENTS
- 6ILLUSTRATIONS
- 7The Outline of Science
- 8INTRODUCTION
- 9I THE ROMANCE OF THE HEAVENS
- 10THE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE—THE SOLAR SYSTEM § 1
- 11The Heavenly Bodies
- 12§ 2
- 13The Scale of the Universe
- 14Are there other Universes?
- 15THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE SUN § 1
- 16The Solar System
- 17The Sun
- 18Regions of the Sun
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