Star-land: being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens
Auteur :
Ball, Robert Stawell
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108014175
Date de publication :
3 juin 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
500 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is the publication of Ball's popular Royal Institution Christmas Lectures from the 1880s. Aimed at young people, it covers the topics of the sun and moon, the planets, and comets and stars. This is an accessible work, very well received both when first published and long after Ball's death.