Project Gutenberg 2012-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 78 Gore, J. Ellard (John Ellard) 1845 1910 Gore, John Ellard Astronomical Curiosities: Facts and Fallacies Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Astronomical Curiosities: Facts and Fallacies" by J. Ellard Gore is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work is a collection of interesting astronomical facts and theories, filled with both empirical observations and historical anecdotes that aim to intrigue the general reader fascinated by the cosmos. The book discusses a variety of astronomical phenomena, with particular focus on the sun, planets, and other celestial bodies, uncovering truths and debunking myths surrounding them. At the start of the work, the author offers insights into solar observations and the measurements of sunlight versus moonlight, emphasizing the significant difference in their brightness. He presents various findings from notable astronomers, detailing experiments measuring sunlight’s intensity and the peculiarities of the sun’s corona during eclipses. The opening portion serves not only to introduce the reader to the remarkable scale of solar brightness but also sets the tone for the curious and informative exploration of astronomical wonders that the author promises in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39263/39263-h/images/cover.jpg en Astronomy -- Miscellanea Solar system -- Miscellanea QB Text Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science - General 737503 737515 2024-10-16T13:48:32.676883 2023-09-17T07:49:10.722062 text/html text/html 728937 2012-03-25T13:41:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 299027 2012-03-25T13:41:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 339242 2024-10-16T13:48:50.003298 application/epub+zip 351778 2024-10-16T13:48:36.918852 application/epub+zip 298080 2024-10-16T13:48:34.636878 application/epub+zip 607526 2024-10-16T13:48:57.746287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479471 2024-10-16T13:48:46.928291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426289 2022-09-18T04:46:22.952691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536173 2024-10-16T13:48:29.838892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 532076 2012-03-25T13:41:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 194644 2012-03-25T13:41:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 535167 2012-03-25T13:41:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194252 2012-03-25T13:41:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 535950 2012-03-25T13:41:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193930 2012-03-25T13:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22656 2024-10-16T13:48:57.907249 application/rdf+xml 14503 2024-10-16T13:48:34.866860 image/jpeg 1781 2024-10-16T13:48:34.752899 image/jpeg 299693 2024-10-16T13:48:32.733881 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