Vintage 1942 Astronomy Book First Steps in Astronomy by P. F. Burns B.Sc., F.R.A.S. Circa 1940s

For Sale Hardback Book - First Steps in Astronomy by P. F. Burns, B.Sc., F.R.A.S.

TITLE - First Steps in Astronomy

AUTHOR - P. F. Burns, B.Sc., F.R.A.S.

DATE - Not Marked - 1942?

FORMAT - Hardback

DUST JACKET (Y/N) - No

1st EDITION (Y/N) - Not Marked

PUBLISHED BY - Ginn and Company Ltd, Queen Square, London, England.

PRINTED BY - R & R Clark Limited of Edinburgh, England.

PAGES - 212 Page plus Index

SIZE - 7.5" by 5.25"

INDEX - THE EARTH (Determination of the size of the Earth by the method of Eratosthenes, and by the Bedford-Level experimen. Latiude; the inclination of the earth's axis to the horizon in different latitudes; approximate determination of the latitude of a place of observation by the altitude of the Pole Star. Longitude; variation of time with longitude).

THE APPARENT MOTION OF THE STARS (The hourly and daily motions round the Pole Star.)

THE CONSTELLATIONS (Approximate determination of angular distances between pairs of stars. Positions of constellations; predicitions of the positions at a future date. The magnitudes, distances and temperatures of stars.)

THE MOON (The phases of the moon; the age of the moon on a given date; the shape of the moon at a given age. The earthshine.)

THE SUN (The gnomon and its use in the determination of the midday altitude of the sun; the variation of the midday altitude with change in latitude; the declination of the sun; construction of a table of declinations of the sun from the midday altiudes; the apparent movement of the sun through the zodiacal constellations. The spectroscope; lines in the solar spectrum.)

THE PLANETS (The apparent motions of the planets with respect to the sun; the Ptolemaic and Copernican hypotheses. Morning stars and evening stars; the angular distance of a planet, right or left of the sun, at a given date. The relative dimensions of the orbits; angular speeds in the orbits; relative positions of planets in their orbits and simple predicitions of the positions at future dates. The origin of the names of the days of the week.)

TABLES - ANSWERS - INDEX.

CONDITION - Very Good Used Condition, though there is a bending to the top and bottom of the spine

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