Project Gutenberg 2019-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 172 Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony) 1837 1908 Gillet, Joseph Anthony Rolfe, W. J. (William James) 1827 1910 Rolfe, William James Rolfe, William J. 03002176 The Heavens Above: A Popular Handbook of Astronomy E-text prepared by Colin Bell, Brenda Lewis, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Heavens Above: A Popular Handbook of Astronomy" by J. A. Gillet and W. J. Rolfe is a popular science publication written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive overview of astronomy, aiming to make the subject accessible to readers of ordinary intelligence without the need for complex mathematical calculations. The book covers a wide range of topics, including celestial mechanics, the solar system, and notable astronomical phenomena. The opening of the book sets the stage for its exploration of the universe by detailing the structure and characteristics of the celestial sphere. It explains fundamental concepts such as the nature of a sphere, the celestial horizon, and the rotation of stars, positioning readers to understand the apparent motions of celestial bodies from an observational standpoint. It also begins to introduce tools used by astronomers, like telescopes, and hints at the systematic approach that will be taken to unravel the complexities of the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Astronomy QB Text Category: Science - Physics 694203 2025-06-23T11:53:56.196633 text/html 678498 2019-02-02T13:14:55 text/html 21527930 2025-06-23T11:56:25.077033 application/epub+zip 21539150 2025-06-23T11:55:04.460896 application/epub+zip 260425 2025-06-23T11:53:58.652674 application/epub+zip 34568895 2025-06-23T11:56:36.753922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34570809 2025-06-23T11:55:19.286760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461204 2022-09-26T17:38:02.232106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519459 2025-06-23T11:53:51.917660 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 519218 2019-02-02T13:02:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18833 2025-06-23T11:56:36.982978 application/rdf+xml 15910 2025-06-23T11:53:58.925643 image/jpeg 2473 2025-06-23T11:53:58.791625 image/jpeg 162593 2019-02-02T13:02:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 26642605 2019-02-02T13:28:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 26619217 2025-06-23T11:53:57.591668 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 en.wikipedia