Project Gutenberg 2005-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 85 Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles) 1846 1919 Pickering, Edward Charles Pickering, E. C. (Edward Charles) The Future of Astronomy Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team with images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Future of Astronomy" by Edward C. Pickering is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book presents an insightful discourse on the advancements in astronomy and addresses the potential future developments within the field. It covers significant topics related to astronomical research, instrumentation, and the organizational aspects that support scientific study. In this work, Pickering discusses three major advancements in the field of astronomy: the invention of the telescope, the application of photography, and the photographic analysis of stellar spectra. He argues for the necessity of adequate funding and organization to support future research in astronomy. Pickering emphasizes the importance of education in producing skilled astronomers and suggests innovative methods for improving research collaboration. He foresees the establishment of large observatories equipped with advanced instrumentation, which would facilitate comprehensive studies of the stars and their properties. The book ultimately paints an optimistic picture of astronomy's evolution and underscores the need for strategic investments in scientific research to foster groundbreaking discoveries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Astronomy QB Text Astronomy Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science - General 60719 60720 2024-10-07T06:34:45.234682 2023-09-07T07:59:59.429466 text/html text/html 56979 2020-12-14T10:01:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21557 2020-12-14T10:01:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 93498 2024-10-07T06:34:50.460647 application/epub+zip 92239 2024-10-07T06:34:48.021663 application/epub+zip 86946 2024-10-07T06:34:46.856667 application/epub+zip 189318 2024-10-07T06:34:52.112641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182025 2024-10-07T06:34:49.588664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139294 2022-09-07T22:51:41.943742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53717 53528 2024-10-07T06:34:44.905676 2023-09-07T07:59:59.255469 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53495 2020-12-14T10:01:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20165 2020-12-14T10:01:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 53527 2020-12-14T10:01:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20143 2020-12-14T10:01:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21624 2024-10-07T06:34:52.235632 application/rdf+xml 12940 2024-10-07T06:34:47.385670 image/jpeg 3660 2024-10-07T06:34:47.119698 image/jpeg 91059 2024-10-07T06:34:45.241671 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia