Side-lights on astronomy and kindred fields of popular science / essays and addresses by Simon Newcomb.
| Author/creator | Newcomb, Simon |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, London : Harper & brothers, 1906. |
| Description | vii, 1 unnumbered page, 1 leaf, 349 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece (portrait) illustrations, plates. ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The unsolved problems of astronomy.--The new problems of the universe.--The structure of the universe.--The extent of the universe.--Making and using a telescope.--What the astronomers are doing.--Life in the universe.--How the planets are weighed.--The mariner's compass.--The fairyland of geometry.--The organization of scientific research.--Can we make it rain?--The astronomical ephemeris and nautical almanac.--The world's debt to astronomy.--An astronomical friendship.--The evolution of the scientific investigator.--The evolution of astronomical knowledge.--Aspects of American astronomy.--The universe as an organism.--The relation of scientific method to social progress.--The outlook for the flying-machine. |
| General note | Largely reprinted from various periodicals. |
| LCCN | 06034834 |