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The Practical Astronomer
Thomas Dick
Thomas Dick makes the heavens plain to the practical astronomer, beginning with the nature and refraction of light. He explains how light behaves through glass and air, laying the ground for understanding the telescope and the sky. Clear, thorough, and grounded in real observation. A guide to the science of watching the stars. Learn the optics and instruments that unlock the night for the amateur astronomer.
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89 chapters
- 1THE PRACTICAL ASTRONOMER, COMPRISING ILLUSTRATIONS OF LIGHT AND COLOURS—PRACTICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL KINDS OF TELESCOPES—THE USE OF THE EQUATORIAL-TRANSIT—CIRCULAR, AND OTHER ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS, A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE EARL OF ROSSE’S LARGE TELESCOPES, AND OTHER TOPICS CONNECTED WITH ASTRONOMY. BY THOMAS DICK, LL.D. AUTHOR OF THE “CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHER,” “CELESTIAL SCENERY,” “THE SIDEREAL HEAVENS,” C. C. Illustrated with One hundred Engravings. SEELEY, BURNSIDE, AND SEELEY, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. MDCCCXLV.
- 2PREFACE.
- 3CONTENTS.
- 4LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
- 5PART I. ON LIGHT.
- 6INTRODUCTION.
- 7CHAPTER I.
- 8GENERAL PROPERTIES OF LIGHT.
- 9CHAPTER II.
- 10ON THE REFRACTION OF LIGHT.
- 11Extraordinary cases of refraction in relation to terrestrial objects.
- 12CHAPTER III.
- 13ON THE REFRACTION OF LIGHT THROUGH SPHERICAL TRANSPARENT SUBSTANCES, OR LENSES.
- 14Reflections deduced from the preceding subject.
- 15CHAPTER IV.
- 16ON THE REFLECTION OF LIGHT.
- 17Reflection by Convex and Concave Mirrors.
- 18Properties of Convex Mirrors.
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