The Story of the Heavens

by Robert Stawell Ball and Ball Robert S.

Book Overview

The earliest rudiments of the Astronomical Observatory are as little known as the earliest discoveries in astronomy itself. Probably the first application of instrumental observation to the heavenly bodies consisted in the simple operation of measuring the shadow of a post cast by the sun at noonday. The variations in the length of this shadow enabled the primitive astronomers to investigate the apparent movements of the sun. But even in very early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517622468
• ISBN13: 9781517622466
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"