
audiobook
by Cecil Goodrich Julius Dolmage
Transcriber’s Note
This volume offers a clear‑sighted walk through the night sky as it is understood today, deliberately sidestepping the intimidating equations that often keep readers at a distance. The author treats celestial mechanics with the same common‑sense logic we use in everyday decisions, making the motions of planets, the nature of eclipses and the structure of our solar system feel intuitive rather than abstract. By focusing on plain language, the book invites anyone with a curiosity about the heavens to grasp the essential facts without needing a specialized background.
Complementing the narrative are more than forty vivid illustrations and diagrams, each designed to stand alone as visual aids that reinforce the text. A striking coloured frontispiece showcases artistic talent alongside scientific insight, while historical notes connect past observations to modern concepts. Together, the images and explanations create an engaging, picture‑rich guide that brings the wonders of the universe within easy reach.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (574K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Brenda Lewis, Scott Marusak, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2009-04-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
d. 1908
Best known for writing a clear, reader-friendly introduction to astronomy, this early-20th-century author brought big cosmic ideas to a general audience. He had a legal background as well, but his surviving reputation rests on making science approachable.
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