Book contents
- Frontmatter
- TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- BOOK I THE EARTH
- BOOK II THE MOON
- CHAPTER I The Moon, Satellite of the Earth. Its Apparent Size. Its Distance. How we measure Celestial Distances. How the Moon turns round the Earth
- CHAPTER II The Phases of the Moon. The Week. The Measurement of Time
- CHAPTER III The Motion of the Moon round the Earth. Weight and Density of the Moon. Gravity on the other Planets. How the Moon has been Weighed
- CHAPTER IV Physical Description of the Moon. Its Mountains, Volcanoes, the Plains called Seas. Selenography. Map of the Moon. The Ancient Revolutions of the Moon
- CHAPTER V The Atmosphere of the Moon. Conditions of Habitability of the Lunar World
- CHAPTER VI Is the Moon Inhabited?
- CHAPTER VII The Tides
- CHAPTER VIII The Influences of the Moon
- CHAPTER IX Eclipses
- BOOK III THE SUN
- BOOK IV THE PLANETARY WORLDS
- BOOK V COMETS AND SHOOTING STARS
- BOOK VI THE STARS AND THE SIDEREAL UNIVERSE
- INDEX
CHAPTER III - The Motion of the Moon round the Earth. Weight and Density of the Moon. Gravity on the other Planets. How the Moon has been Weighed
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2014
- Frontmatter
- TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- BOOK I THE EARTH
- BOOK II THE MOON
- CHAPTER I The Moon, Satellite of the Earth. Its Apparent Size. Its Distance. How we measure Celestial Distances. How the Moon turns round the Earth
- CHAPTER II The Phases of the Moon. The Week. The Measurement of Time
- CHAPTER III The Motion of the Moon round the Earth. Weight and Density of the Moon. Gravity on the other Planets. How the Moon has been Weighed
- CHAPTER IV Physical Description of the Moon. Its Mountains, Volcanoes, the Plains called Seas. Selenography. Map of the Moon. The Ancient Revolutions of the Moon
- CHAPTER V The Atmosphere of the Moon. Conditions of Habitability of the Lunar World
- CHAPTER VI Is the Moon Inhabited?
- CHAPTER VII The Tides
- CHAPTER VIII The Influences of the Moon
- CHAPTER IX Eclipses
- BOOK III THE SUN
- BOOK IV THE PLANETARY WORLDS
- BOOK V COMETS AND SHOOTING STARS
- BOOK VI THE STARS AND THE SIDEREAL UNIVERSE
- INDEX
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- Popular AstronomyA General Description of the Heavens, pp. 105 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014