Project Gutenberg 2021-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 185 Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) 1834 1906 Langley, Samuel Pierpont 04013086 The New Astronomy Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The New Astronomy" by S. P. Langley is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the evolving field of astronomy, particularly the new discoveries around solar and celestial physics, which extend our understanding of the sun, stars, and their effects on Earth. Langley aims to engage educated readers with this emerging scientific landscape, rather than solely addressing professional astronomers. The opening of the book sets a broad context for the development of astronomy, contrasting ancient practices, like those observed at Stonehenge, with modern techniques used in observatories such as Greenwich and Washington. Langley introduces the concept of "the New Astronomy" - a branch focused not only on measurements of celestial bodies but also on their physical nature and implications for life on Earth. He discusses early sunspot observations and hints at the complex dynamics of the sun's surface, setting the stage for deeper explorations of solar features like the corona and chromosphere in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Astronomy QB Text Category: Science - Physics 534676 2025-06-25T11:44:40.929055 text/html 474922 2024-10-18T11:03:13 text/html 19123349 2025-06-25T11:45:05.394948 application/epub+zip 19125194 2025-06-25T11:44:48.756953 application/epub+zip 333348 2025-06-25T11:44:42.640028 application/epub+zip 46661323 2025-06-25T11:45:14.831862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46611098 2025-06-25T11:44:59.371018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432095 2022-09-29T05:45:50.827264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390276 2025-06-25T11:44:39.231000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370380 2024-10-18T11:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16133 2025-06-25T11:45:14.990846 application/rdf+xml 24344 2025-06-25T11:44:42.867998 image/jpeg 3263 2025-06-25T11:44:42.753004 image/jpeg 22052948 2025-06-25T11:44:41.439054 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