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1856 ASTRONOMY Orbs of Heaven Galileo Copernicus Newton Tycho Brahe Illustrated
1856 ASTRONOMY Orbs of Heaven Galileo Copernicus Newton Tycho Brahe Illustrated
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1856 ASTRONOMY Orbs of Heaven Galileo Copernicus Newton Tycho Brahe Illustrated



Ormsby Mitchel was a 19th-century American Union officer during the Civil War; however, he is much better remembered today for his studies in and contributions to astronomy. He published an important work of astronomy, a series of lectures, titled The Orbs of Heaven. In this work, Mitchel discusses:

the primitive understandings of astronomy – the sun, stars, moon, and planets

the discovery of new planets

phenomena of the solar system

improvements to the telescope

notes and anecdotes on the studies of famous astronomers

Galileo Galilei

Nicolaus Copernicus

Johannes Kepler

Isaac Newton

Edmund Halley

Tycho Brahe

William Herschel



Item number: #21039

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MITCHEL, Ormsby M



The orbs of heaven ; The planetary and stellar worlds



London: Ingram, 1856.



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Collation: Complete with all pages

viii, 304

16 full-page illustrations; numerous in-text illustrations throughout

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Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Cloth

Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)



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