Project Gutenberg 2016-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 65 Lockyer, Norman, Sir 1836 1920 Lockyer, J. N. (Joseph Norman), Sir Lockyer, J. Norman (Joseph Norman), Sir Lockyer, Joseph Norman, Sir Seabroke, G. M. (George Mitchell) 1848 1918 Seabroke, George Mitchell 04004434 Stargazing: Past and Present Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Stargazing: Past and Present" by Sir Norman Lockyer is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the history of astronomy, tracing the development of astronomical instruments from ancient observations made with the naked eye to the advancements brought about by telescopes and other devices. It aims to foster an understanding of how different discoveries have contributed to our knowledge of the cosmos over time. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage for a detailed exploration of astronomers’ endeavors throughout history. Lockyer reflects on the origins of stargazing as a science, highlighting the significant transition from pre-telescopic observations to those made with modern instruments. He outlines the key epochs in astronomical history, emphasizing how early observations of celestial phenomena laid the groundwork for future technological advancements in astronomy and illustrating the gradual integration of old methodologies with new scientific approaches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Astronomy Telescopes QB Text Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science - General 964926 965292 2024-09-22T06:41:44.195527 2023-09-23T05:16:23.325201 text/html text/html 939119 2016-09-29T20:19:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 8135063 2016-09-29T20:19:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 8558055 2024-09-22T06:42:04.127950 application/epub+zip 8568834 2024-09-22T06:41:48.838503 application/epub+zip 436035 2024-09-22T06:41:46.560516 application/epub+zip 8696836 2024-09-22T06:42:13.296922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8634546 2024-09-22T06:42:01.590944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654600 2022-09-24T06:13:23.083497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715631 715425 2024-09-22T06:41:40.075588 2023-09-23T05:16:18.647118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 715770 2016-09-29T20:19:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 234637 2016-09-29T20:19:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19090 2024-09-22T06:42:13.479899 application/rdf+xml 7762 2024-09-22T06:41:46.951512 image/jpeg 1788 2024-09-22T06:41:46.756513 image/jpeg 8294010 2024-09-22T06:41:44.756538 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