The Heavenly Bodies: Their Nature and Habitability


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Few subjects could be mentioned more remote from the common interests and pursuits of life than what has been usually called the “plurality of worlds,” an expression now so long restricted to one well-ascertained meaning as to have lost any ambiguity that might have been charged upon it. The question is one of mere curiosity, and leads to no direct result; but it has always carried with it an attraction irrespective of its unpractical nature, and has exercised the ingenuity of so many minds that its literature is of no inconsiderable extent. To this the book now in our hands is the most recent contribution. - Summary by Nature, August 9, 1883

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Introductory Observation 14:13 Lu par czandra
The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 1 40:23 Lu par czandra
The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 2 27:18 Lu par czandra
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 1 19:35 Lu par RandyReads
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 2 39:04 Lu par RandyReads
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 3 25:42 Lu par RandyReads
Introductory Observations 4:46 Lu par eagerreaderla
Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 1 38:52 Lu par czandra
Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 2 36:33 Lu par czandra
General Arguments for Plurality considered — Postulates 17:24 Lu par RandyReads
The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 1 29:40 Lu par RandyReads
The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 2 21:46 Lu par RandyReads
Life upon the Earth Part 1 35:56 Lu par czandra
Life upon the Earth Part 2 30:41 Lu par czandra
Life upon the Earth Part 3 29:13 Lu par czandra
The Moon 36:17 Lu par czandra
The Minor Planets Part 1 23:56 Lu par kmequine210
The Minor Planets Part 2 32:06 Lu par RandyReads
Smaller Bodies of the System Part 1 30:04 Lu par kurtd
Smaller Bodies of the System Part 2 23:43 Lu par kurtd
The Major Planets Part 1 21:50 Lu par kmequine210
The Major Planets Part 2 37:52 Lu par prajak
The Major Planets Part 3 22:00 Lu par prajak
Conclusion 11:23 Lu par Christine Bowden