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Curiosities Of The Sky by Serviss, Garrett P - 1909

Curiosities Of The Sky

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New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1909. First Edition; First Printing. Original Cloth. An attractive, Nearly Fine first edition in gilt stamped cloth, frontispiece with tissue gard present, light offsetting to rear endpapers. In the scarce, lightly chipped dust-jacket; Serviss' intimate and authoritative description of the curious bodies, constellations, stars, comets, meteors, lights, etc. , etc. to be seen in the sky. The topics discussed include the coming and going of comets, the origin and career of meteors, the aurora borealis, the corona and spots on the sun, the surface of the moon, the zodiacal light, star clusters and the discovery of new stars, nebulae, and constellations, and how the constellations change; B & W Illustrations and Photographs; xvi, [4], 1-267, [1] pages .
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  • Edition First Edition; First Printing
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  • Publisher Harper & Brothers Publishers
  • Place of Publication New York and London
  • Date Published 1909
  • Keywords Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Early Dust-jackets

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IDB Productions, 2017-01-01. MP3 CD. New. Is Mars alike to Earth where people can live? What is the reason why there are spaces without stars in the Milky Way? What makes the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights? These are a few of the out of the ordinary questions in Curiosities of the Sky. </br></br>Garrett found that he had a skill for detailing and defining science that made it available to the general public. Andrew Carnegie was amazed by the writing ability of the young reporter and suggested him to address a sequence of lectures on varied topics such as cosmology, geology, astronomy and other related subjects. Andrew sponsored an interstate lecture tour and provided Garrett with dreamlike lantern slides and items to complement his discourses and make them more outstanding. After the two-year lecture tour, Garrett was determined to commit his life to the idea of propagating science. </br></br>Garrett Putnam Serviss was a U. S. astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and… Read More
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