Project Gutenberg 2014-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 182 Stirling, William 1900 New Theories in Astronomy Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "New Theories in Astronomy" by William Stirling is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book presents a collection of Stirling's hypotheses and analyses concerning various aspects of astronomy, including the nature of celestial bodies and the principles of gravity. It aims to challenge established scientific theories and provide new insights into the workings of the universe, particularly through a critical examination of previous astronomical methodologies. The opening of the text introduces the author's reflections on the importance of knowledge in the science of astronomy, emphasizing the potential pitfalls of both limited and extensive understanding. Stirling outlines the historical context of weight and measurement in astronomy, discussing how astronomers have struggled with understanding the Earth's mass and density. He critiques existing theories, particularly those related to gravitational attraction, and sets the stage for his subsequent arguments by highlighting the inadequacies in traditional scientific explanations, thereby establishing a foundation for the novel theories he aims to put forth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45356/45356-h/images/i_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 49.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Astronomy QB Text Category: Science - Physics 948468 2025-07-18T10:44:13.177447 text/html 961785 2024-10-24T05:04:37 text/html 455992 2025-07-18T10:44:25.137361 application/epub+zip 466446 2025-07-18T10:44:15.098396 application/epub+zip 369429 2025-07-18T10:44:14.104418 application/epub+zip 706655 2025-07-18T10:44:31.439370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641301 2025-07-18T10:44:23.941385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544021 2022-09-20T17:17:24.829679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 840855 2025-07-18T10:44:11.403408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 820910 2024-10-24T05:04:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16083 2025-07-18T10:44:31.588308 application/rdf+xml 12189 2025-07-18T10:44:14.254399 image/jpeg 1625 2025-07-18T10:44:14.180389 image/jpeg 440248 2025-07-18T10:44:13.250460 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog