A series of nine free lectures at the University of Chicago will focus on the history of the solar system — an ancient subject of scientific study, but one that still includes important open questions ...

In this lecture, Maggie continues her journey, this time in a search for life in the rest of our solar system. From the ancient Greeks’ first observations of 'planetai' (wandering stars), she starts ...

THE ten lectures which form the basis of this volume were delivered as the Thomson Lectures for the session 1919–1920 in connexion with the United Free Church College, Aberdeen. They provide a ...

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