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    Science - History of the Universe Vol. 1: Astronomy
    Science - History of the Universe Vol. 1: Astronomy
    Science - History of the Universe Vol. 1: Astronomy
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    Science - History of the Universe Vol. 1: Astronomy

    Written by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The first volume is on Astronomy written by Waldemar Kaempffert. This book briefly discusses the evolution of astronomical beliefs and the development of instruments and progress of methods in the science. It explains, further, the different astronomical laws, theories, phenomena and objects, as well as the history of these discoveries. (summary by Sienna)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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