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Robert S. Ball - The Story of the Heavens (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy) - 9781108014144 - 9781108014144
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The Story of the Heavens (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy)

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Description for The Story of the Heavens (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy) Paperback. Published in 1885, this beautifully illustrated volume provides detailed descriptions and facts about the solar system and its surroundings. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy. Num Pages: 608 pages, 103 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
An Irish astronomer and talented mathematician, Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840–1913) was also a prolific writer of popular astronomy. As a young man, Ball conducted observations of nebulae using Lord Rosse's telescope – at the time the largest in the world. His Story of the Heavens displays the same fascination with the beauties and mysteries of the sky, providing a detailed survey of the history and contemporary situation of the solar system, and speculating about the possibility of life on other planets. Originally published in 1885, when Ball was Andrews Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin and Royal ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108014144
SKU
9781108014144
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