Other Worlds Than Ours The Plurality of Worlds Studied under the Light of Recent Scientific Researches
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I WHAT THE EARTH TEACHES US
- CHAP. II WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE SUN
- CHAP. III THE INFERIOR PLANETS
- CHAP. IV MARS, THE MINIATURE OF OUR EARTH
- CHAP. V JUPITER, THE GIANT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- CHAP. VI SATURN, THE RINGED WORLD
- CHAP. VII URANUS AND NEPTUNE, THE ARCTIC PLANETS
- CHAP. VIII THE MOON AND OTHER SATELLITES
- CHAP. IX METEORS AND COMETS; THEIR OFFICE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- CHAP. X OTHER SUNS THAN OURS
- CHAP. XI OF MINOR STARS, AND OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF STARS IN SPACE
- CHAP. XII THE NEBULÆ, ARE THEY EXTERNAL GALAXIES?
- CHAP. XIII SUPERVISION AND CONTROL
- Plate section
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I WHAT THE EARTH TEACHES US
- CHAP. II WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE SUN
- CHAP. III THE INFERIOR PLANETS
- CHAP. IV MARS, THE MINIATURE OF OUR EARTH
- CHAP. V JUPITER, THE GIANT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- CHAP. VI SATURN, THE RINGED WORLD
- CHAP. VII URANUS AND NEPTUNE, THE ARCTIC PLANETS
- CHAP. VIII THE MOON AND OTHER SATELLITES
- CHAP. IX METEORS AND COMETS; THEIR OFFICE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- CHAP. X OTHER SUNS THAN OURS
- CHAP. XI OF MINOR STARS, AND OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF STARS IN SPACE
- CHAP. XII THE NEBULÆ, ARE THEY EXTERNAL GALAXIES?
- CHAP. XIII SUPERVISION AND CONTROL
- Plate section
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- Other Worlds Than OursThe Plurality of Worlds Studied under the Light of Recent Scientific Researches, pp. xv - xviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009First published in: 1870