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A Text-Book of Astronomy, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present... Read Full Overview

A Textbook of Astronomy is a comprehensive guide to the study of the stars and planets, written by George Cary Comstock and originally published in 1901. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history of astronomy, the structure and properties of the solar system,... Read Full Overview

A Textbook of Astronomy, written by George Cary Comstock in 1901, is a comprehensive guide to the study of astronomy. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history of astronomy, the solar system, the stars, and the universe as a whole. It is designed to provide... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

""A Textbook of Astronomy"" is a comprehensive guide to the study of the stars, planets, and other celestial bodies. Written by George Cary Comstock and originally published in 1901, this book covers a range of topics related to astronomy, including the history of astronomy,... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: A Text-Book of Astronomy by George C. Comstock

Reproduction of the original: A Text-Book of Astronomy by George C. Comstock

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This book, "A Text-book of Astronomy", by George Cary Comstock, is a replication of a book originally published before 1901. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

A very common observation relating to the plane of the horizon is called "taking the sun's altitude," and consists in measuring the angle between the sun's rays and the plane of the horizon upon which they fall. This angle between a line and a plane appears slightly different... Read Full Overview