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Astronomy is one of the oldest branches of science. It has fascinated humanity from the earliest times. Huge advances have been made since Clarence Augustus Chant's acclaimed work, Our Wonderful Universe, was first published in 1928. We have sent humans into space and walked on the moon. Spacecraft have landed on Mars, and the International Space Station, a joint project among five space agencies, has been continuously occupied by humans since November 2000. We are using telescopes and satellites to observe the skies, studying planets, moons, stars, galaxies, and comets, as well as supernovae explosions, gamma ray bursts, and cosmic microwave background radiation. Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? What is the nature of dark energy? What is the ultimate fate of the Universe? Astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs can still play an important active role, especially in the discovery and observation of variable stars, tracking asteroids and discovering transient objects, such as comets and novae. Written in a clear and charming style, Our Wonderful Universe is developed in the form of a talk, presenting the fundamental facts of astronomy in a simple and logical progression. It is illustrated with the complete set of drawings and plates that accompanied the original edition. Its purpose and approach is just as relevant today, and we hope that readers will enjoy the way in which Chant leads us on his journey of discoveries of the Universe.
Contents
Part I: The Celestial Sphere and its Motions
Chapter I - The Celestial Sphere
Chapter II - The Motion of the Sun and the Moon in the Sky
Part II: The Sun and its System
Chapter III - The Planetary System - The Earth
Chapter IV - The Sun and the Moon
Chapter V - Mercury and Venus
Chapter VI - Mars
Chapter VII - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune
Chapter VIII - Asteroids - The Nebular Hypothesis - Comets - Meteors
Part III: The Universe of Stars
Chapter IX - The Stars in Their Seasons
Chapter X - The Number of the Stars; Their Distances - The Nebulae
Chapter XI - Dark Markings - Clusters - The Nature of the Stars
Appendix: Some Interesting Astronomical Facts
Index
Acknowledgements
