Project Gutenberg 2023-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 207 Serviss, Garrett Putman 1851 1929 Serviss, Garrett P. (Garrett Putman) 12014729 Astronomy in a nutshell : $b The chief facts and principles explained in popular language for the general reader and for schools $aNew York :$bG. P. Putnam's Sons, $c1912. Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell 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.) "Astronomy in a Nutshell" by Garrett P. Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This book aims to make the complex topic of astronomy accessible to the general public, particularly those who may have struggled to grasp it during their educational years. It focuses on explaining the fundamental facts and principles of astronomy in clear, popular language, complemented by illustrations to enhance understanding. The opening of the book presents a preface that emphasizes the author's intent to demystify astronomy for a broad audience. Serviss addresses the common sentiment among educated individuals who regret not understanding astronomy during their studies. He introduces the themes of the book, which aims to simplify the complexities of astronomical concepts by presenting them in an engaging and comprehensible manner. Moreover, he outlines the limitations of traditional textbooks, which often overwhelm students with technical jargon, and he encourages readers to use their imagination alongside the provided illustrations to grasp the celestial phenomena more effectively. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/astronomyinnutsh00serv/page/n7/mode/2up 20230406005244serviss 1912 US Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Astronomy -- Juvenile literature QB Text Category: Science - Physics 389128 2025-06-28T13:53:16.208516 text/html 360968 2024-10-10T08:45:01 text/html 9079178 2025-06-28T13:53:22.525540 application/epub+zip 9081471 2025-06-28T13:53:17.717541 application/epub+zip 208301 2025-06-28T13:53:16.903515 application/epub+zip 9169956 2025-06-28T13:53:25.903511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9137112 2025-06-28T13:53:21.621493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337018 2025-06-28T13:53:15.459563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316919 2024-10-10T08:45:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15904 2025-06-28T13:53:26.047461 application/rdf+xml 7388 2025-06-28T13:53:17.010533 image/jpeg 1279 2025-06-28T13:53:16.957516 image/jpeg 9047295 2025-06-28T13:53:16.381574 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