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 VII - The Tides
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. 165 - 173Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014