The Planetary Motions.-Kepler's Laws.-Kepler, Superior Planets: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, The Moon.-Phases.-Harvest Moon.-Librations, Of the Earth's Orbit.-Precession of the Equinoxes, Sir Isaac Newton.-Universal Gravitation.-Figure Superficial in matter or negligent in style and it wasĭeemed by the writer no ordinary privilege that, in theĬomposition of the work, an image at once so exaltedĪnd so pure was continually present to his mental vision. That the work should be free from every thing Sex, and whose superior intellect and refined taste required No more), who was a distinguished ornament of her The work was addressed to a female friend (now They do, some of the most remarkable and interesting Reared the great temple of Astronomy, composing, as The master-builders who, in successive ages, have Reader of either sex by interspersing sketches of Portion of the work, it was hoped, might be relieved,Īnd the whole rendered attractive to the youthful Greater freedom it admits, both of matter and of style, The form of Letters was chosen on account of the Notice of all the leading contributions with which Astronomy Present revised form, giving a brief but comprehensive Which is accordingly annexed to the series in the Within a few years have suggested an additional Letter, The valuable discoveries made in the science
Received many tokens of public favor, both as a class-bookįor schools and as a reading-book for the familyĬircle. The work has passed through numerous editions, and Since the first publication of these Letters, in 1840, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,Įntered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1840, by PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND ASTRONOMY IN YALE COLLEGE Revised Edition. SKETCHES OF THE MOST EMINENT ASTRONOMERS.
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