History of Astronomy

About this film

LibriVox recording of History of Astronomy by George Forbes. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Jennifer Henry; Ian Virly; Ben Prince; realisticspeakers; Justin Ordway; Courtney Miller; KevinS An attempt has been made in these pages to trace the evolution of intellectual thought in the progress of astronomical discovery, and, by recognising the different points of view of the different ages, to give due credit even to the ancients. No one can expect, in a history of astronomy of limited size, to find a treatise on “practical” or on “theoretical astronomy,” nor a complete “descriptive astronomy,” and still less a book on “speculative astronomy.” Something of each of these is essential, however, for tracing the progress of thought and knowledge which it is the object of this History to describe. - Summary from the Preface For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (17MB)

Directors & creators

George Forbes

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;stars; astronomy; planets; nebulae; short history

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