Philosophy
Sir Robert Stawell Ball
1840-1913
Sir Robert Ball
SIR ROBERT STAWELL BALL
Free, online books:
A Popular Guide to the Heavens
A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy
Astronomy
Elements of Astronomy
Experimental Mechanics: A course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal College of Science for Ireland
Great Astronomers
In Starry Realms
In the High Heavens
Reminiscences and Letters of Sir Robert Ball
Starland: Being Talks with Young People about the Wonders of the Heavens
The Cause of an Ice Age
The Earth's Beginning
The Elements of Astronomy
The Story of the Heavens
The Story of the Sun
Theory of Screws: A Study in the Dynamics of a Rigid Body
Time and Tide: A Romance of the Moon
Mars...Percival Lowell's romance with the red planet
Popularization of science
- The Value Of A Ball
The Old Man took me and LilBro to ball games as kids and now I take my short people, but as many games as I've gone to, one thing I've never done is come away with a ball. There are four ways a fan gets a game ball -- catch a foul ball or home...
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli--belated Birthday
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli March 14th, 1835 to July 4th, 1910 A belated birthday to Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli along with "pi" and Albert Einstein. His maps of Mars led Percival Lowell to formulate his "canal" ["canali"] hypothesis of Mars....
- Vintage Astronomy Texts
Some nostalgic, vintage astronomy texts... Aristotle On the Heavens Ball, R. S. Great Astronomers Bethe, Hans "Supernovae" Brahe, Tycho Astronomicall Coniectur [A New Star] Copernicus, Nicolaus De Revolutionibus Orbium...
- International Year Of Astronomy And An Offering Of Cheap Telescopes
Galileo's Telescope The U.S. International Year of Astronomy 2009 opening ceremony is set for January 6th in Long Beach, California. Space.com has intimated that cheap telescopes will be offered to the general public. International Year of Astronomy:...
Philosophy
Victorian popular astronomer: Sir Robert Stawell Ball
Sir Robert Stawell Ball 1840-1913
Sir Robert Ball
SIR ROBERT STAWELL BALL
Free, online books:
A Popular Guide to the Heavens
A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy
Astronomy
Elements of Astronomy
Experimental Mechanics: A course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal College of Science for Ireland
Great Astronomers
In Starry Realms
In the High Heavens
Reminiscences and Letters of Sir Robert Ball
Starland: Being Talks with Young People about the Wonders of the Heavens
The Cause of an Ice Age
The Earth's Beginning
The Elements of Astronomy
The Story of the Heavens
The Story of the Sun
Theory of Screws: A Study in the Dynamics of a Rigid Body
Time and Tide: A Romance of the Moon
Mars...Percival Lowell's romance with the red planet
Popularization of science
- The Value Of A Ball
The Old Man took me and LilBro to ball games as kids and now I take my short people, but as many games as I've gone to, one thing I've never done is come away with a ball. There are four ways a fan gets a game ball -- catch a foul ball or home...
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli--belated Birthday
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli March 14th, 1835 to July 4th, 1910 A belated birthday to Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli along with "pi" and Albert Einstein. His maps of Mars led Percival Lowell to formulate his "canal" ["canali"] hypothesis of Mars....
- Vintage Astronomy Texts
Some nostalgic, vintage astronomy texts... Aristotle On the Heavens Ball, R. S. Great Astronomers Bethe, Hans "Supernovae" Brahe, Tycho Astronomicall Coniectur [A New Star] Copernicus, Nicolaus De Revolutionibus Orbium...
- International Year Of Astronomy And An Offering Of Cheap Telescopes
Galileo's Telescope The U.S. International Year of Astronomy 2009 opening ceremony is set for January 6th in Long Beach, California. Space.com has intimated that cheap telescopes will be offered to the general public. International Year of Astronomy:...