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A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century

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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) (23 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introduction

34:03

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Part 1 Chapter 1: Foundation of Sidereal Astronomy, part 1

32:35

Read by Jim Locke

Part 1 Chapter 1: Foundation of Sidereal Astronomy, part 2

24:33

Read by Jim Locke

Part 1 Chapter 2: Progress of Sidereal Astronomy, part 1

38:28

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Part 1 Chapter 2: Progress of Sidereal Astronomy, part 2

42:02

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Part 1 Chapter 3: The Progress of Knowledge Regarding the Stars, part 1

29:59

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Part 1 Chapter 3: The Progress of Knowledge Regarding the Stars, part 2

33:26

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Part 1 Chapter 4: Planetary Discoveries, part 1

36:42

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Part 1 Chapter 4: Planetary Discoveries, part 2

29:36

Read by Jim Locke

Part 1 Chapter 5: Comets, part 1

30:53

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Part 1 Chapter 5: Comets, part 2

30:16

Read by Availle

Part 1 Chapter 6: Instrumental Advances

47:41

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 1: Foundation of Astronomical Physics, part 1

29:30

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 1: Foundation of Astronomical Physics, part 2

24:24

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 2: Solar Observations and Theories, part 1

33:41

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 2: Solar Observations and Theories, part 2

36:14

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 1

37:52

Read by Melanie T

Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 2

29:20

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Part 2 Chapter 3: Recent Solar Eclipses, part 3

22:50

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Part 2 Chapter 4: Solar Spectroscopy, part 1

31:34

Read by Ann Boulais

Part 2 Chapter 4: Solar Spectroscopy, part 2

28:51

Read by Ann Boulais

Part 2 Chapter 5: Temperature of the Sun

32:44

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 6: The Sun's Distance

50:48

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 7: Planets and Satellites, part 1

24:12

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Part 2 Chapter 7: Planets and Satellites, part 2

39:38

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Part 2 Chapter 7: Planets and Satellites, part 3

36:34

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Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 1

31:51

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Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 2

26:39

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Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 3

27:02

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Part 2 Chapter 8: Planets and Satellites continued, part 4

25:16

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Part 2 Chapter 9: Theories of Planetary Evolution

45:52

Read by Aaron Carlow

Part 2 Chapter 10: Recent Comets, part 1

35:41

Read by Aaron Carlow

Part 2 Chapter 10: Recent Comets, part 2

31:59

Read by Aaron Carlow

Part 2 Chapter 11: Recent Comets continued, part 1

32:57

Read by Aaron Carlow

Part 2 Chapter 11: Recent Comets continued, part 2

19:49

Read by Aaron Carlow

Pat 2 Chapter 11: Recent Comets continued, part 3

31:11

Read by Aaron Carlow

Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 1

30:11

Read by laurencetrask

Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 2

33:01

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 3

34:47

Read by Jim Locke

Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 4

39:49

Read by Aaron Carlow

Part 2 Chapter 12: Stars and Nebulae, part 5

52:32

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Part 2 Chapter 13: Methods of Research

1:02:59

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