

Essays in Astronomy is a collection of essays written by various authors including Ball, Harkness, Herschel, Huggins, Laplace, Mitchel, Proctor, Schiaparelli, and others. The book was originally published in 1900 and edited by Edward Singleton Holden. The essays cover a wide...


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Essays in Astronomy is a collection of essays written by prominent astronomers of the late 19th century. The book includes contributions from authors such as Robert Ball, William Harkness, John Herschel, William Huggins, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Maria Mitchell, Richard Proctor,...