Little Masterpieces of Science - The Skies and The Earth
by George Iles
About this book
The Skies and the Earth is another in the series Little Masterpieces of Science edited by George Iles and published in 1902. It includes essays on the Sun, Astronomy, Geological Change on Earth, Rivers, the Sea and Earthquakes and Volcanoes by eminent scientists of the 19th Century. - Summary by J. M. Smallheer
Chapters (10)
1General Introduction
2Preface
3What We Learn from the Sun by Richard A. Proctor (1837-1888)
4Problems of Astronomy by Prof. Simon Newcomb (1835-1909)
5The Astronomical Outlook by Charles A. Young (1834-1908)
6Photography of the Skies by George Iles (1852-1942)
7Uniformity in Geological Change by Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
8Rivers and Valleys by Nathaniel S. Shaler (1841-1906)
9The Sea and Its Work by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895)
10Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895)
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