Larousse encyclopedia of astronomy, by Lucien Rudaux and G. de Vaucouleurs. With an introd. by F.L. Whipple

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Translation of Astronomie; les astres, l'univers.
Contents: Splendour of the heavens: Stars in space -- Our observatory, the Earth -- Empire of the Sun: Solar system -- Earth as a planet -- Moon -- Eclipses, occultations and tides -- Planets --Comets -- Meteors and meteorites -- Sun -- In space -- Realm of the stars: Stars in the sky -- Double and variable stars -- Stars as suns -- Nature of the stars -- Galaxy -- Extra-galactic nebulae and the expansion of the universe Past and future -- Astronomical instruments and techniques: Instruments and methods of measurement -- Spectroscopic analysis and its astronomical applications -- Philosophical, scientific and technical value of astronomy

1962

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