Browse Items (17 total)
- Tags: Observations
When the sun dies
'When the sun dies', Harpers
Tags: 1970s; 1973; 1973-11-1; Andrew Weil; Chalbi Desert; Chalbi Desert (Kenya); Corona; Cosmology; Description and travel; Folklore; Gabbra (African people); Kenya; Oaxaca (Mexico); Observations; Physics; Solar eclipses; Sun; Weil, Andrew
New discoveries about the birth, life, and death of the sun and other stars
'New discoveries about the birth, life, and death of the sun and other stars', Harpers
Tags: 1950s; 1958; 1958-3-1; Andromeda Galaxy; Calif.); Cosmology; Gray, George W. (George William); Interstellar hydrogen; Mount Wilson Observatory (Calif.); Nebulae; Observations; Palomar Observatory (Mount Palomar; Photographic measurements; Physics; Stars; Sun
How big is the universe? Notes on recent measurements of the Milky Way
'How big is the universe? Notes on recent measurements of the Milky Way', Harpers
Tags: 1920s; 1925; 1925-5-1; Astronomy; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Clusters; Cosmography; Galaxies; Milky Way; Observations; Physics; Shapley, Harlow; United States
The heavens through a spectroscope
'The heavens through a spectroscope', Harpers
Tags: 1910s; 1916; 1916-10-1; Abbot, C. G. (Charles Greeley); Astronomical spectroscopy; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Observations; Physics; Solar; Spectra; Spectrum; Stars
Death Valley and our future climate
'Death Valley and our future climate', Harpers
Tags: 1910s; 1916; 1916-5-1; Calif.); California; Climate; Climatic changes; Death Valley; Death Valley (Califand Nev.); Description and travel; Earth Sciences; Huntington, Ellsworth; Meteorology and Climate Science; Observations; Owens Lake (Inyo County; Research; Searles Lake (Calif.)
The variable sun
'The variable sun', Harpers
Tags: 1910s; 1914; 1914-7-1; Abbot, C. G. (Charles Greeley); Astrophysics; Bolometer; C.G. (Charles Greeley) Abbot; Cosmology; D.C.); Effect of solar radiation on; Mount Wilson Observatory (Calif.); Observations; Physics; Plants; Research; S.P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Washington; Sun
Sun-storms and the earth
'Sun-storms and the earth', Harpers
Tags: 1910s; 1912; 1912-9-1; Astronomical photography; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter); Observations; Physics; Sun; Sunspots
The planet Venus and its problems
'The planet Venus and its problems', Harpers
Tags: 1910s; 1912; 1912-6-1; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Observations; Physics; Pickering, William H. (William Henry); Venus (Planet)
The earth as a magnet
'The earth as a magnet', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1908; 1908-10-1; Black, F. A. (Frederick Alexander); Compass; Earth Sciences; Geography; Geomagnetism; Geophysics; Magnetic declination; Observations
Different explanations of the canals of Mars
'Different explanations of the canals of Mars', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1908; 1908-1-1; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Canals; Life on other planets; Mars (Planet); Observations; Physics; Pickering, William H. (William Henry); Surface
Terrestrial magnetism
'Terrestrial magnetism', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1906; 1906-6-1; Adams, Cyrus C. (Cyrus Cornelius); Discoveries in science; Earth Sciences; Geography; Geomagnetism; Geophysics; History; Magnetic declination; Observations; Secular variations
What is a comet?
'What is a comet?', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1906; 1906-2-1; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Comets; Observations; Orbits; Physics; Pickering, William H. (William Henry)
Magnetic storms and the sun
'Magnetic storms and the sun', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1905; 1905-5-1; Earth Sciences; Experiments; Magnetic storms; Magnetism; Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter); Meteorology and Climate Science; Observations; Royal Greenwich Observatory; Sunspots
The extent of the universe
'The extent of the universe', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1904; 1904-10-1; Astronomy; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Cosmography; Newcomb, Simon; Observations; Physics
Photographing the moon
'Photographing the moon', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1903; 1903-8-1; Astronomical photography; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Moon; Observations; Physics; Ritchey, G. W. (George Willis); United States
Photographing the nebulae with reflecting telescopes
'Photographing the nebulae with reflecting telescopes', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1903; 1903-5-1; Astronomical photography; Astronomy; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Nebulae; Observations; Physics; Reflecting telescopes; Ritchey, G. W. (George Willis); Technological innovations
Man and the upper atmosphere
'Man and the upper atmosphere', Harpers
Tags: 1900s; 1902; 1902-2-1; Aeronautics; Aeronautics and Aerospace; Atmosphere; Balloons; Engineering; History; Observations; S�ring, Reinhard Joachim; Upper