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The Story of the Heavens — Robert S. Ball

The Story of the Heavens

Robert S. Ball

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 570 pages

The Story of the Heavens is a popular science work by Robert S. Ball, consisting of essays on the night sky. It presents the solar system, the Moon, the planets and stars, along with the astronomical knowledge of its time. It is worth listening to as a classic of astronomical writing that conveys curiosity and wonder.

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Contents

  1. THE STORY OF THE HEAVENS
  2. PREFACE TO ORIGINAL EDITION.
  3. NOTE TO THIS EDITION.
  4. CONTENTS.
  5. LIST OF PLATES.
  6. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  7. CHAPTER I.
  8. CHAPTER II.
  9. CHAPTER III.
  10. CHAPTER IV.
  11. CHAPTER V.
  12. CHAPTER VI.
  13. CHAPTER VII.
  14. CHAPTER VIII.
  15. CHAPTER IX.
  16. CHAPTER X.
  17. CHAPTER XI.
  18. CHAPTER XII.
  19. CHAPTER XIII.
  20. CHAPTER XIV
  21. CHAPTER XV.
  22. CHAPTER XVI.
  23. CHAPTER XVII.
  24. CHAPTER XVIII.
  25. CHAPTER XIX.
  26. CHAPTER XX.
  27. CHAPTER XXI.
  28. CHAPTER XXII.
  29. CHAPTER XXIII.
  30. CHAPTER XXIV.

and 6 more chapters

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