Popular Astronomy - A Concise Elementary Treatise on the Sun, Planets, Satellites and Comets - Softcover

This vintage work contains a concise elementary treatise on the sun, planets, satellites, and comets. Written in clear, concise language and containing a veritable wealth of interesting and useful information, this comprehensive text constitutes a definitive introduction to the subject, and is not to be missed by those with a keen interest in the subject. Although old, much of the information contained herein will still be of utility to the modern reader, and it will be of special interest to readers interested in the history and development of astronomy. The chapters of this volume include: The Sun, The Central Orb of The Planetary System; Mercury, the First Planet in the Order of Distance from the Sun; Venus, The Second Planet in the Order of Distance from The Sun; The Earth and its Satellite – The Third Planet in The Order of Distance from The Sun, et cetera. This book is being republished now complete with a new introduction on the history of astronomy.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.