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The Planetary System - Its Order, and Physical Structure (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol The Planetary System - Its Order, and Physical Structure (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Views of the Architecture of the Heavens (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol Views of the Architecture of the Heavens (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Cyclopaedia Of Physical Sciences - Comprising Acoustics, Astronomy, Dynamics, Electricity, Heat, Hydrodynamics, Magnetism,... A Cyclopaedia Of Physical Sciences - Comprising Acoustics, Astronomy, Dynamics, Electricity, Heat, Hydrodynamics, Magnetism, Philosophy Of Mathematics, Meteorology, Optics, Pneumatics, Statics &c. &c (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R1,321 Discovery Miles 13 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Architecture Of The Heavens (Hardcover): John Pringle Nichol The Architecture Of The Heavens (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Planet Neptune - An Exposition and History (Hardcover): John Pringle Nichol The Planet Neptune - An Exposition and History (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Views of the Architecture of the Heavens - In a Series of Letters to a Lady (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol Views of the Architecture of the Heavens - In a Series of Letters to a Lady (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

John Pringle Nichol (1804-59) was a Scottish polymath whose major interests were economics and astronomy; he did much to popularise the latter by his writings. He became Regius Professor of Astronomy at Glasgow in 1836, and in the following year published Views of the Architecture of the Heavens which was immediately successful. George Eliot wrote in a letter of 1841, 'I have been revelling in Nichol's Architecture of the Heavens and Phenomena of the Solar System, and have been in imagination winging my flight from system to system, and from universe to universe ...' Nichol was a supporter of the nebular hypothesis - that stars form in massive and dense clouds of molecular hydrogen which are gravitationally unstable, and coalesce to smaller denser clumps, which then collapse and form stars - which in modified form is the model most widely accepted today.

The Planet Neptune - An Exposition and History (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol The Planet Neptune - An Exposition and History (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R687 Discovery Miles 6 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

J. P. Nichol (1804-59), astronomer and political economist, was Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. He brought astronomy to a non-scientific audience through his enthusiastic public lectures and astronomy books. His works include the popular Views of the Architecture of the Heavens (1837; also reissued in this series) in which he supported the nebular hypothesis, which in modified form is the model of star formation most widely accepted today. Neptune was (in 1846) the first planet to be discovered by mathematical prediction rather than empirical observation, and in this book, first published in 1855, Nichol describes that discovery to a lay readership. Part 1 is an exposition of the then current view of the solar system and the research and discoveries which led to that view; Part 2 is dedicated to Neptune; while the third part explains the controversies over the planet's discovery.

The Architecture Of The Heavens (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol The Architecture Of The Heavens (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R700 Discovery Miles 7 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Planet Neptune - An Exposition And History (1848) (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol The Planet Neptune - An Exposition And History (1848) (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

A Cyclopaedia Of Physical Sciences - Comprising Acoustics, Astronomy, Dynamics, Electricity, Heat, Hydrodynamics, Magnetism,... A Cyclopaedia Of Physical Sciences - Comprising Acoustics, Astronomy, Dynamics, Electricity, Heat, Hydrodynamics, Magnetism, Philosophy Of Mathematics, Meteorology, Optics, Pneumatics, Statics &c. &c (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Planet Neptune - An Exposition and History (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol The Planet Neptune - An Exposition and History (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Victor Hugo - A Sketch of His Life and Work (Hardcover): John Pringle Nichol Victor Hugo - A Sketch of His Life and Work (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Planetary System - Its Order, And Physical Structure (Hardcover): John Pringle Nichol The Planetary System - Its Order, And Physical Structure (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R989 Discovery Miles 9 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thoughts on Some Important Points Relating to the System of the World (Hardcover): John Pringle Nichol Thoughts on Some Important Points Relating to the System of the World (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R929 Discovery Miles 9 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Phenomena and Order of the Solar System (Hardcover): John Pringle Nichol The Phenomena and Order of the Solar System (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R861 Discovery Miles 8 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Stellar Universe - Views of Its Arrangements, Motions, and Evolutions (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol The Stellar Universe - Views of Its Arrangements, Motions, and Evolutions (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R730 R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Save R113 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Memorials from Ben Rhydding - Concerning the Place, Its People, Its Cures (1852) (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol Memorials from Ben Rhydding - Concerning the Place, Its People, Its Cures (1852) (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R770 Discovery Miles 7 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

The Planet Neptune - An Exposition And History (1848) (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol The Planet Neptune - An Exposition And History (1848) (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memorials From Ben Rhydding - Concerning The Place, Its People, Its Cures (1852) (Hardcover): John Pringle Nichol Memorials From Ben Rhydding - Concerning The Place, Its People, Its Cures (1852) (Hardcover)
John Pringle Nichol
R1,129 Discovery Miles 11 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memorials From Ben Rhydding - Concerning The Place, Its People, Its Cures (1852) (Paperback): John Pringle Nichol Memorials From Ben Rhydding - Concerning The Place, Its People, Its Cures (1852) (Paperback)
John Pringle Nichol
R776 Discovery Miles 7 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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