Project Gutenberg 2019-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 220 Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell) 1840 1913 Ball, Robert Stawell, Sir 99005572 Star-land: Being Talks With Young People About the Wonders of the Heavens Starland The sun -- The moon -- The inner planets -- The giant planets -- Comets and shooting stars -- Stars -- How to name the stars. Produced by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Star-land: Being Talks With Young People About the Wonders of the Heavens" by Sir Robert Stawell Ball is an educational work written in the late 19th century. The book is composed of lectures directed at a young audience, aiming to explain various astronomical phenomena in an engaging and accessible manner. The primary focus of the opening portion is on the sun, detailing its heat, brightness, size, and importance to life on Earth, as well as the basic principles of astronomy that help us understand these celestial attributes. At the start of this work, the author introduces the concept of the sun and its fundamental role in sustaining life on Earth. Through relatable analogies and examples, he explains how the sun's heat and light affect our environment, touching on the significance of sunlight in everyday life and the natural world. Ball provides insights into how astronomers measure the distance to the sun and its immense size relative to the Earth, utilizing practical experiments and illustrations to clarify complex ideas. He sets the stage for a broader exploration of the cosmos, inviting readers to appreciate the wonders of astronomy through a youthful and curious lens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Astronomy -- Juvenile literature Cosmology -- Juvenile literature Planets -- Juvenile literature Meteors -- Juvenile literature Comets -- Juvenile literature Solar system -- Juvenile literature Moon -- Juvenile literature QB Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science - Physics 728765 2025-07-24T05:59:10.774559 text/html 682333 2024-10-17T13:52:56 text/html 3808717 2025-07-24T05:59:22.675489 application/epub+zip 3816760 2025-07-24T05:59:13.718565 application/epub+zip 328852 2025-07-24T05:59:12.109575 application/epub+zip 3975985 2025-07-24T05:59:28.819475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3921693 2025-07-24T05:59:21.179559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447122 2022-09-27T08:45:54.046282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600958 2025-07-24T05:59:08.996563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 580895 2024-10-17T13:52:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18218 2025-07-24T05:59:28.995452 application/rdf+xml 5220 2025-07-24T05:59:12.255530 image/jpeg 1474 2025-07-24T05:59:12.181537 image/jpeg 9582939 2025-07-24T05:59:11.089557 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