Romance of Modern Astronomy
Hector Macpherson
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Length 10 h 7 min
Chapters 33
First published 1911
From the series, The Library of Romance, the reader is introduced in this book to the modern astronomy of 1911. The author discusses our solar system, including the planets known at that time, comets, the stars, the origins of the universe, and a few famous astronomers.
Chapters
1
Our Place in the Universe Read by Krista Zaleski 15:30
2
Effects of the Earth's Motions Read by Matt Stiner 21:41
3
The Orb of Night Read by czandra 19:57
4
The Fountain of Light Read by Krista Zaleski 20:36
5
The Sun's Family of Worlds Read by Andrea Kotzer 19:34
6
Mercury, The "Sparkling One" Read by Krista Zaleski 10:42
7
The Evening Star Read by Rolga 17:51
8
Mars, The Red Planet Read by raiynn 28:45
9
The Asteroids Read by Kerry Adams 19:57
10
Jupiter, the Giant Planet Read by J. M. Smallheer 17:52
11
Saturn, the Ringed World Read by Jack Hill 17:05
12
The Boundaries of the Solar System Read by Sharon V. 17:37
13
The Sun's Family of Comets Read by Andrea Weinman 18:45
14
The Messengers of Space Read by Wayne Cooke 19:30
15
The Nature of Comets Read by Isaac Janney 15:00
16
The Shooting Stars Read by Kayla S 16:03
17
Eclipses and Transits Read by Krista Zaleski 22:30
18
The Suns of Space Read by Andrea Kotzer 19:58
19
The Revelation of Starlight Read by Matt Stiner 21:00
20
Systems of Stars Read by Matt Stiner 14:01
21
The Motions of the Stars Read by czandra 11:12
22
The Fire Mist Read by Taylor Nuffer 9:57
23
The Galaxy Read by Krista Zaleski 12:26
24
The Origin of the Universe Read by Larry Wilson 19:11
25
The Romance of the Tides Read by czandra 16:20
26
Light and its Mysteries Read by czandra 12:07
27
How to Know the Stars Read by czandra 21:25
28
Telescopes and Observatories Read by VTDave 22:27
29
The Romance of Discovery: The Early Astronomers Read by Kathy Kay 19:17
30
The Romance of Discovery: Galileo and Kepler Read by Kathy Kay 24:51
31
Newton and his Successors Read by Matt Stiner 33:52
32
The Conquest of the Stars Read by Traceyann 12:36
33
A Final Survey Read by Larry Wilson 16:58
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens archive.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
