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Star-Land: Being Talks with Young People about the Wonders of the Heavens (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy)
Robert Stawell Ball
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Description for Star-Land: Being Talks with Young People about the Wonders of the Heavens (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy)
Paperback. Ball's popular lectures for young people on the solar system and observable stars are collected and published in this volume. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy. Num Pages: 396 pages, 92 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Sir Robert Stawell Ball's Star-Land of 1889 is based on some of his Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution during his time as royal astronomer of Ireland, a post he held from 1874 to 1892. These lectures were aimed at a young audience in order to introduce them to the subject, and fire their interest in the wonders of the universe. This volume includes lectures on the sun, the moon, the inner and giant planets, comets and shooting stars, and stars. It also contains a chapter on the observation and naming of stars. Ball was a renowned public lecturer, with ... Read more
Sir Robert Stawell Ball's Star-Land of 1889 is based on some of his Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution during his time as royal astronomer of Ireland, a post he held from 1874 to 1892. These lectures were aimed at a young audience in order to introduce them to the subject, and fire their interest in the wonders of the universe. This volume includes lectures on the sun, the moon, the inner and giant planets, comets and shooting stars, and stars. It also contains a chapter on the observation and naming of stars. Ball was a renowned public lecturer, with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108014175
SKU
9781108014175
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