Astronomy for Amateurs is a collection of essays by French astronomer Camille Flammarion, introducing readers to the wonders of the night sky. It explores themes like contemplating the heavens, the constellations, and the stars as distant suns, blending scientific explanation with poetic reflection. It is worth listening to for its accessible and inspiring invitation to observe and understand the universe.
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Opening of the book
CONTEMPLATION Paul Renaud. CONTEMPLATION ASTRONOMY FOR AMATEURS BY CAMILLE FLAMMARION AUTHOR OF POPULAR ASTRONOMY AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY FRANCES A. WELBY ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK AND LONDON D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1910
Copyright, 1904, by D. APPLETON AND COMPANY Published October, 1904 TO Madame C.R. CAVARÉ ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF FRANCE CHÂTEAU DE MAUPERTHUIS Madame: I have dedicated none of my works, save Stella— offered to the liberal-minded, the free and generous friend of progress, and patron of the sciences, James Gordon Bennett, editor of the New York Herald. In this volume, Madame, I make another exception, and ask your permission to offer it to the first woman who consented to be enrolled in the list of members of the Astronomical Society of France, as foundress of this splendid work, from the very beginning of our vast association (1887); and who also desired to take part in the permanent organization of the Observatory at Juvisy, a task of private enterprise, emancipated from administrative routine. An Astronomy for Women[1] can not be better placed than upon the table of a lady whose erudition is equal to her virtues, and who has consecrated her long career to the pursuit and service of the Beautiful, the Good, and the True. Camille Flammarion. Observatory of Juvisy, November, 1903. CONTENTS
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