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Practical Talks by an Astronomer

Name: Practical Talks by an Astronomer
Author: Harold Jacoby

Harold Jacoby

Read by Availle, Barbara Baker, J. M. Smallheer, Marty, Romano, BettyB, DebK, Bev J Stevens, Mike Pelton, Diana Schmidt, Lazlo and Kathleen Moore · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (2:02)
Navigation at Sea (11:52)
The Pleiades (9:39)
The Pole-Star (12:25)
Nebulae (11:44)
Temporary Stars (13:56)
Galileo (11:17)
The Planet of 1898 (13:43)
How to Make a Sun-Dial (29:59)
Photography in Astronomy (38:59)
Time Standards of the World (29:03)
Motions of the Earth's Pole (9:28)
Saturn's Rings (16:11)
The Heliometer (11:55)
Occultations (10:57)
Mounting Great Telescopes (18:26)
The Astronomer's Pole (15:51)
The Moon Hoax (11:48)
The Sun's Destination (18:21)