The Romance of Modern Astronomy by Hector Macpherson read by Various Part 1/2 | Full Audio Book

Описание: The Romance of Modern Astronomy by Hector Macpherson (1888 - 1956)
Genre(s): Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics

Read by: Krista Zaleski, Matt Stiner, czandra, Andrea Kotzer, Rolga, raiynn, yourbookvoice, J. M. Smallheer, Jack Hill, Sharon V., Andrea Weinman, Wayne Cooke, Isaac Janney, Kayla S, Taylor Nuffer, Larry Wilson, VTDave, Kathy Kay, Traceyann in English
Cover design by Michele Fry.

Parts:
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Our Place in the Universe
00:15:29 - 02 - Effects of the Earth's Motions
00:37:10 - 03 - The Orb of Night
00:57:07 - 04 - The Fountain of Light
01:17:44 - 05 - The Sun's Family of Worlds
01:37:17 - 06 - Mercury, The 'Sparkling One'
01:47:59 - 07 - The Evening Star
02:05:49 - 08 - Mars, The Red Planet
02:34:34 - 09 - The Asteroids
02:54:31 - 10 - Jupiter, the Giant Planet
03:12:23 - 11 - Saturn, the Ringed World
03:29:28 - 12 - The Boundaries of the Solar System
03:47:05 - 13 - The Sun's Family of Comets
04:05:50 - 14 - The Messengers of Space
04:25:20 - 15 - The Nature of Comets
04:40:20 - 16 - The Shooting Stars
04:56:23 - 17 - Eclipses and Transits
05:18:54 - 18 - The Suns of Space
05:38:52 - 19 - The Revelation of Starlight
05:59:52 - 20 - Systems of Stars
06:13:53 - 21 - The Motions of the Stars
06:25:06 - 22 - The Fire Mist
06:35:03 - 23 - The Galaxy
06:47:29 - 24 - The Origin of the Universe

From the series, The Library of Romance, the reader is introduced in this book to the modern astronomy of 1911. The author discusses our solar system, including the planets known at that time, comets, the stars, the origins of the universe, and a few famous astronomers.

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