A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century, credited to Agnes Mary Clerke, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century by Agnes Mary Clerke. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century was thought to be Agnes Mary Clerke's greatest work. It covers developments made in the field of astronomy during the nineteenth century and is still used by scholars today who study the history of astrophysics. The book details the career of William Herschel, covers the discovery and development of spectral analysis and progress made on the understanding on sun spots. Margaret Lindsay Huggins, who wrote Clerke's biography, said of the work, "it deserves to live, and it most assuredly will live." (Summary by MillionMoments)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century
• Author credits: Agnes Mary Clerke
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 42
• Listed recording duration: 23:50:02

Catalogue topics

• physics
• stars
• astronomy

Opening tracks: first 24 of 42

1. 00 - Preface and Introduction — 34:03
2. 01 - Part 1 Chapter 1: Foundation of Sidereal Astronomy, part 1 — 32:35
3. 02 - Part 1 Chapter 1: Foundation of Sidereal Astronomy, part 2 — 24:33
4. 03 - Part 1 Chapter 2: Progress of Sidereal Astronomy, part 1 — 38:28
5. 04 - Part 1 Chapter 2: Progress of Sidereal Astronomy, part 2 — 42:02
6. 05 - Part 1 Chapter 3: The Progress of Knowledge Regarding the Stars, part 1 — 29:59
7. 06 - Part 1 Chapter 3: The Progress of Knowledge Regarding the Stars, part 2 — 33:26
8. 07 - Part 1 Chapter 4: Planetary Discoveries, part 1 — 36:42
9. 08 - Part 1 Chapter 4: Planetary Discoveries, part 2 — 29:36
10. 09 - Part 1 Chapter 5: Comets, part 1 — 30:53
11. 10 - Part 1 Chapter 5: Comets, part 2 — 30:16
12. 11 - Part 1 Chapter 6: Instrumental Advances — 47:41
13. 12 - Part 2 Chapter 1: Foundation of Astronomical Physics, part 1 — 29:30
14. 13 - Part 2 Chapter 1: Foundation of Astronomical Physics, part 2 — 24:24
15. 14 - Part 2 Chapter 2: Solar Observations and Theories, part 1 — 33:40
16. 15 - Part 2 Chapter 2: Solar Observations and Theories, part 2 — 36:14
17. 16 - Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 1 — 37:52
18. 17 - Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 2 — 29:20
19. 18 - Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 3 — 22:50
20. 19 - Part 2 Chapter 4: Solar Spectroscopy, part 1 — 31:34
21. 20 - Part 2 Chapter 4: Solar Spectroscopy, part 2 — 28:51
22. 21 - Part 2 Chapter 5: Temperature of the Sun — 32:44
23. 22 - Part 2 Chapter 6: The Sun's Distance — 50:48
24. 23 - Part 2 Chapter 7: Planets and Satellites, part 1 — 24:12

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