History of Astronomy
Walter W. Bryant
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Length 10 h 1 min
Chapters 33
First published 1909
In this book, Walter W. Bryant traces the history of astronomy through the ages. We start at the very beginning, where astronomy was an occupation of priests, move with the help of the Arabs through the middle ages to the (re-) discovery of the heliocentric system by Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo. A discussion of Newton and his laws follows as well as a description of the biographies and works of successors like Halley, Herschel, and Bessel. The second half of the book deals with (at the time) recent discoveries with respect to our solar system and the comets, meteors, and stars beyond. (Summary by Ava)
Chapters
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Preface Read by Availle 2:20
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II The Eastern Nations of Antiquity Read by Adrian Stephens 10:21
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III The Greeks Read by Adrian Stephens 20:16
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IV The Arabs Read by Alan Mapstone 6:24
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V The Revival - Copernicus - Tycho Brahe Read by Adrian Stephens 19:12
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VI Kepler - Galileo Read by Adrian Stephens 14:16
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VII Newton Read by Alan Mapstone 10:53
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VIII Newton's Successors: Laplace Read by Son of the Exiles 16:36
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IX Flamsteed - Halley - Bradley - Herschel Read by Alan Mapstone 18:38
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X The Early Nineteenth Century - Neptune Read by Marya James 15:50
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XI Herschel - Bessel - Struve Read by Richard Reiman 23:21
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XII Comets Read by J. M. Smallheer 12:19
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XIII The Sun - Eclipses - Parallax Read by Amanda Mehl 22:58
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XIV General Astronomy and Celestial Mechanics Read by Marya James 24:58
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XV Observatories and Instruments Read by realisticspeakers 15:32
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XVI Adjustment of Observations - Personal Errors Read by realisticspeakers 7:54
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XVII The Sun Read by Marya James 24:02
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XVIII Solar Spectroscopy Read by Paul Harvey 21:30
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XIX Solar Eclipses - Spectroscopy Read by Availle 26:16
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XX The Moon Read by jr6524 13:40
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XXI The Earth Read by jr6524 12:40
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XXII The Interior Planets Read by djblackett 14:03
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XXIII Mars Read by djblackett 18:39
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XXIV Minor Planets Read by Alix Grace 11:17
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XXV The Major Planets Read by Alix Grace 22:37
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XXVI The Solar System Read by J. M. Smallheer 9:56
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XXVII Comets, Meteors, Zodiacal Light Read by Availle 47:46
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XXVIII The Stars - Catalogues - Proper Motion - Parallax - Magnitude Read by Marvin 36:33
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XXIX Double Stars Read by Marya James 20:02
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XXX Variable Stars Read by drwolfe88 21:16
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XXXI Clusters - Nebulae - Milky Way Read by VTDave 13:13
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XXXII Stellar Spectroscopy Read by Availle 24:58
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XXXIII Conclusion Read by drwolfe88 9:00
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