The Romance of Modern Astronomy
Hector Macpherson
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
From the series, The Library of Romance, the reader is introduced in this book to the modern astronomy of 1911. The author discusses our solar system, including the planets known at that time, comets, the stars, the origins of the universe, and a few famous astronomers. (10 hr 6 min)
Chapters
Our Place in the Universe | 15:30 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
Effects of the Earth's Motions | 21:41 | Read by Matt Stiner |
The Orb of Night | 19:57 | Read by czandra |
The Fountain of Light | 20:36 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
The Sun's Family of Worlds | 19:34 | Read by Andrea Kotzer |
Mercury, The "Sparkling One" | 10:42 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
The Evening Star | 17:51 | Read by Rolga |
Mars, The Red Planet | 28:45 | Read by raiynn |
The Asteroids | 19:57 | Read by Kerry Adams |
Jupiter, the Giant Planet | 17:52 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Saturn, the Ringed World | 17:05 | Read by Jack Hill |
The Boundaries of the Solar System | 17:37 | Read by Sharon V. |
The Sun's Family of Comets | 18:45 | Read by Andrea Weinman |
The Messengers of Space | 19:30 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
The Nature of Comets | 15:00 | Read by Isaac Janney |
The Shooting Stars | 16:03 | Read by Kayla S |
Eclipses and Transits | 22:30 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
The Suns of Space | 19:58 | Read by Andrea Kotzer |
The Revelation of Starlight | 21:00 | Read by Matt Stiner |
Systems of Stars | 14:01 | Read by Matt Stiner |
The Motions of the Stars | 11:12 | Read by czandra |
The Fire Mist | 9:57 | Read by Taylor Nuffer |
The Galaxy | 12:26 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
The Origin of the Universe | 19:11 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Romance of the Tides | 16:20 | Read by czandra |
Light and its Mysteries | 12:07 | Read by czandra |
How to Know the Stars | 21:25 | Read by czandra |
Telescopes and Observatories | 22:27 | Read by VTDave |
The Romance of Discovery: The Early Astronomers | 19:17 | Read by Kathy Kay |
The Romance of Discovery: Galileo and Kepler | 24:51 | Read by Kathy Kay |
Newton and his Successors | 33:52 | Read by Matt Stiner |
The Conquest of the Stars | 12:36 | Read by Traceyann |
A Final Survey | 16:58 | Read by Larry Wilson |