Simon Newcomb (1835 -1909) was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. He made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on economics and statistics and authoring a science fiction novel. Newcomb was professor of mathematics and astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory. The table of Contents is divided into sections, Society and its Wants, Capital and its Uses, and The Laborer and His Wages,
Simon Newcomb (1835 -1909) was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. He made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on ...
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Bearbeiteter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahre 1907. Behandelt werden die folgenden Kapitel: Das Weltall und seine Bewegung Die astronomischen Instrumente Sonne, Erde und Mond Die Planeten und ihre Trabenten Kometen und Meteore Die Fixsternwelt
Bearbeiteter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahre 1907. Behandelt werden die folgenden Kapitel: Das Weltall und seine Bewegung Die astronomisch...
Simon Newcomb rose from poverty to become one of the most distinguished and widely known scientists of the late 19th century. He was also one of the most accomplished science popularizers of his day, writing on everything from the canals of Mars to the geometry of hyperspace. This new collection of his most enduring work is designed to introduce Newcomb to a new generation - indeed, century - of readers. Among the pieces included are his famous essay on the impossibility of heavier-than-air flight, which remains a compelling example of the pitfalls of technological prognostication; "The...
Simon Newcomb rose from poverty to become one of the most distinguished and widely known scientists of the late 19th century. He was also one of the m...
