The Destinies of the Stars. Svante Arrhenius
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Svante Arrhenius
The Destinies of the Stars
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066231156
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN OF STAR-WORSHIP
CHAPTER II THE RIDDLE OF THE MILKY WAY
CHAPTER III THE CLIMATIC IMPORTANCE OF WATER VAPOUR
CHAPTER IV ATMOSPHERE AND PHYSICS OF THE STELLAR BODIES
CHAPTER V THE CHEMISTRY OF THE ATMOSPHERE
CHAPTER VII MERCURY, THE MOON, AND VENUS
ILLUSTRATIONS
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| Fig. 1.—The Milky Way | 46 |
| Photo by Easton. | |
| Fig. 2.—Planetary Nebula No. 7009, New General Catalogue | 52 |
| Fig. 3.—Nebula No. 4594, New General Catalogue | 66 |
| Fig. 4.—Nebula No. 101 in Messier’s Catalogue | 70 |
| Fig. 5.—Nebula No. 51 in Messier’s Catalogue | 71 |
| Fig. 6.—Milky Way Between Cassiopeia and Swan | 76 |
| According to Wolf. | |
| Fig. 7.—Milky Way in Eagle and Sagittarius | 76 |
| According to Wolf. | |
| Fig. 8.—The “trifid” Hole in Eagle | 77 |
| According to Wolf. | |
| Fig. 9.—Tarim River With Lakes and Bayirs | 96 |
| According to Sven Hedin. | |
| Fig. 10.—The Former Lake Bonneville in Utah | 106 |
| Fig. 11.—Jupiter, 1909 | 122 |
| According to F. le Coultre. | |
| Fig. 12.—Saturn, 1909 | 123 |
| According to F. le Coultre. | |
| Fig. 13.—Spectra of the Major Planets | 124 |
| According to V. M. Slipher. | |
| Fig. 14.—Venus Observed by Langley in 1882 | 136 |
| Fig. 15.—Rock Fissure at Hango, Sweden | 204 |
| Photo by I. I. Sederholm. | |
| Fig. 16.—Earthquake Centers in Calabria | 205 |
| According to I. I. Sederholm. | |
| Fig. 17.—Maps of Mars by Schiaparelli and Antoniadi | At the end |
| Fig. 17a.—Maps of Mars by Schiaparelli and Antoniadi | At the end |
| Fig. 18.—Photo of Mars by Lampland | 210 |
| Fig. 19.—Mars on April 8, 1909 | 210 |
| According to Quenisset. | |
| Fig. 20.—The South Pole Spot on Mars, 1909 | 210 |
| According to Jarry Desloges. | |
| Fig. 21.—Sandstorm on Mars, 1909 | 210 |
| According to Antoniadi. | |
| Fig. 22.—Cloud on Edge of Mars, the 7th of March, 1901 | 216 |
| According to Molesworth. | |
| Fig. 23.—Mars, July 11, 1907 | 216 |
| According to Lowell. | |
| Fig. 24.—Mars, October 6, 1909 | 216 |
| According to Antoniadi. | |
| Fig. 25.—Mercury | 230 |
| According to Lowell. | |
| Fig. 26.—The Moon near the Crater Tycho | 230 |
| Photo from Yerkes Observatory. | |
| Fig. 27.—Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquillitatis | 231 |
| Photo from Yerkes Observatory. | |
| Fig. 28.—The Moon near its South Pole | 240 |
| Photo from Yerkes Observatory. | |
| Fig. 29.—The Lunar Crater Copernicus and Vicinity | 242 |
| Photo from Yerkes Observatory. |
The Destinies of the Stars
CHAPTER I
THE ORIGIN OF STAR-WORSHIP
Astronomy occupies a rather unique position among the natural sciences. While physics, chemistry, and the biological sciences form the foundation of the extraordinary material development of our day, astronomy, in the eyes of most people, is of little practical value. What benefit could we derive