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Letters on Astronomy
Denison Olmsted
512 pages~10 hr 13 min read76 chapters$4.99
Denison Olmsted wrote the heavens down in friendly letters, explaining the stars, planets, and comets to readers with no telescope but plenty of curiosity. His plain, patient lessons build the night sky up piece by piece. A classic popular introduction to astronomy. Look up, and let a good teacher name what you see.
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76 chapters
- 1LETTERS ON ASTRONOMY, IN WHICH THE ELEMENTS OF THE SCIENCE ARE
- 2Revised Edition.
- 3NEW YORK:
- 4HARPER BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
- 5ADVERTISEMENT
- 6TO THE
- 7REVISED EDITION.
- 8CONTENTS.
- 9LETTERS ON ASTRONOMY. LETTER I.
- 10INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS.
- 11LETTER II.
- 12DOCTRINE OF THE SPHERE.
- 13LETTER III.
- 14ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS.——TELESCOPE.
- 15LETTER IV
- 16TELESCOPE CONTINUED.
- 17LETTER V.
- 18OBSERVATORIES.
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