Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888
Proctor, Richard Anthony, 1837-1888
Proctor, Richard A. 1837-1888
Richard Anthony Proctor English astronomer (1837-1888)
Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
Proctor, Richard A.
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Works
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The borderland of science; a series of familiar dissertations on stars, planets and meteors, sun and moon, gambling, earthquakes, flying-machines, coal, coincidences, etc. | |
Chance and luck; a discussion of the laws of luck, coincidences, wagers, lotteries and the fallacies of gambling with notes on poker and martingales. | |
Easy star lessons | |
Elementary physical geography | |
Essays on astronomy; | |
The expanse of heaven: a series of essays on the wonders of the firmament. | |
First steps in geometry: | |
Flowers of the sky | |
Great Pyramid observatory, tomb, and temple | |
The great Pyramid : with illustrations | |
Half-hours with the stars : a plain and easy guide to the knowledge of the constellations, showing, in 12 maps, the position of the principal star-groups night after night throughout the year, with introduction and a separate explanation of each map. True for every year | |
Half-hours with the telescope; being a popular guide to the use of the telescope as a means of amusement and instruction. | |
The handbook of the stars: containing the places of 1500 stars, from the first to the fifth magnitude inclusive, upwards of 200 of which are noted as double, multiple, or variable; a list of star-names; a table for determining the position of the constellations on the celestial concave at all hours and seasons, and other useful tables. With an examination of the properties of the projections used in mapping; and hints on the selection, use, and construction of star-maps. | |
The heavens; an illustrated handbook of popular astronomy | |
Hereditary traits | |
Home whist: an easy guide to correct play, according to the latest developments. | |
How to play whist. | |
Humbug of astrology | |
Illustrations de The Moon] | |
Lectures on practical pharmacy | |
Leisure readings | |
Light science for leisure hours; a series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, etc. | |
Más világok mint a mienk: | |
moon her motions, aspect, scenery, and physical condition | |
Myths and Marvels of Astronomy | |
Nature studies. | |
A new star atlas for the library, the school and the observatory : in twelve circular maps (with two index plates) : intended as a companion to 'Webb's celestial objects for common telescopes' : with a letterpress introduction on the study of the stars, illustrated by several woodcuts | |
Nouvel atlas céleste comprenant quatorze cartes : précédé d'une introduction sur l'étude des constellations : augmenté de quelques études d'astronomie stellaire | |
Old and new astronomy, by Richard A. Proctor,... completed by A. Cowper Ranyard... | |
Old and new astronomy : with numerous, plates and woodcuts | |
On Star-grouping, Star-drift, and Star-mist | |
The orbs around us: a series of familiar essays on the moon and planets, meteors and comets, the sun and coloured pairs of suns. | |
Other worlds than ours The plurality of worlds studied under the light of recent scientific researches | |
Our place among infinities; a series of essays contrasting our little abode in space and time with the infinities around us; | |
[ Photographie de la lune dans son premier quartier par Rutherfurd le 6 mars 1865 ] [ Cote : 541A ] | |
The Planet Saturn in July 1869 | |
Pleasant ways in science | |
Remarks on Browning's stereograms of Mars. | |
Saturn and its system: containing discussions of the motions (real and apparent) and telescopic appearance of the planet Saturn, its satellites, and rings; the nature of the rings; the great inequality of Saturn and Jupiter; and the habitability of Saturn. To which are appended notes on Chaldæan astronomy, Laplace's nebular theory, and the habitability of the moon; a series of tables with explanatory notes; and explanations of astronomical terms. | |
Select works of Richard A. Proctor ... | |
Six lectures [MI] 1874 | |
A star atlas for students and observers, showing 6000 stars and 1500 double stars, nebulae, &c. in twelve maps on the equidistant projection : with index maps on the stereographic projection | |
The stars in their seasons, an easy guide to a knowledge of the stars: exhibiting, in twelve large maps, the appearance of the heavens at any hour of the night all the year round. | |
Stars, in twelve maps on the gnomonic projection, collected, in duplicate, in four plates... by Richard A. Proctor,... | |
sun | |
sun ruler, fire, light, and life of the planetary system | |
Sun-views of the earth, or The seasons illustrated: comprising forty-eight views of the earth as supposed to be seen for the sun at differents hours and seasons, with five enlarged sun-views of England and a diagram representing the earth's daily motion in the orbit. | |
The Sun's Corona | |
Transits of Venus. A popular account of past and coming transits from the first observed by Horrocks A.D. 1639 to the transit of A.D. 2012. | |
A Treatise on the cycloid and all forms of cycloidal curves and on the use of such curves in dealing with the motions of planets, comets, etc. and of matter projected from the sun | |
The universe and the coming transits: presenting researches into and new views respecting the constitution of the heavens: together with an investigation of the conditions of the coming transits of Venus ... | |
universe of suns and other science gleanings | |
Unser Standpunkt im Weltall | |
[ Vues de la Terre à partir de la lune ] [ Cote : 542A ] | |
Wages & wants of science-workers; with a new index. |