Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners, credited to Agnes Giberne, 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 Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners by Agnes Giberne. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. For many years I have had it in my mind to endeavor to supply some day, so far as might be, that of which there appeared to be a serious want - a plain and easily-to-be-understood Introduction to Astronomy...volume fitted for "beginners" of all kinds, whether children, working-men, or even grown people of the educated classes, who should have a desire to enter for the first time on the study of this fascinating science. - Summary Adapted from the Preface

Recording facts

• Recording title: Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners
• Author credits: Agnes Giberne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 6:49:24

Catalogue topics

• stars
• planets
• solar system
• moon
• sun
• comets

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 01 - The Earth: One of a Family — 13:39
2. 02 - The Head of Our Family — 18:44
3. 03 - What Binds the Family Together? — 18:17
4. 04 - The Leading Members of Our Family - The First Group — 14:15
5. 05 - The Leading Members of Our Family - The Second Group — 14:23
6. 06 - Our Particular Friend and Attendant — 15:47
7. 07 - Visitors — 10:58
8. 08 - Little Servants — 13:17
9. 09 - Neighboring Families — 16:43
10. 10 - Our Neighbor's Movements — 16:27
11. 11 - More About the Solar System — 16:57
12. 12 - More About the Sun — 15:46
13. 13 - Yet More About the Sun — 12:35
14. 14 - More About the Moon — 11:30
15. 15 - Yet More About the Moon — 14:00
16. 16 - Mercury, Venus and Mars — 25:51
17. 17 - Jupiter — 13:28
18. 18 - Saturn — 10:04
19. 19 - Uranus and Neptune — 10:57
20. 20 - Comets and Meteors — 9:20
21. 21 - More About Comets and Meteors — 12:25
22. 22 - Many Suns — 12:56
23. 23 - Some Particular Suns — 17:55
24. 24 - Different Kinds of Suns — 13:39

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