FLAMMARION & GORE, - Popular Astronomy: A General Description of the Heavens.

Sacred Science Institute, 2006. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall, Hardcover, Hard Cover Maroon Suede Guilt, No Jacket, New. ¶ Exact Facsimile Reprint of Original Edition Published: 1895. 686p. Another of the hardest to find books from the Gann List, the only actual book on physical astronomy on the list. Probably the best reference for studying astronomy as Gann saw it. Contents: The Earth In the Sky; How The Earth Turns on Its Axis and Around the Sun; Dates; Hours; Meridians’ the Year & Calendar; The ELLIPSE of the Meridian; The Sun Dial; How Earth Goes Round Sun; Inclination of Axis Seasons; Climate; The Eleven Principle Motions of the Earth; The Precession of the Equinoxes; Earth, Planet & World; Theoretical & Practical Demonstration of the Motions of our Globe; The Moon, Motion & Distance; How the Moon Turns; Measurement of Celestial Distances; Phases of Moon, Day, Week, Measurement of Time; Motion of Moon Around Earth; Gravity on Other Planets; The Tides; Influences of the Moon; Eclipses; The Sun; Ruler of the World; Magnitude & Proportion of Solar System; Numbers & Harmony; Measurement’s of Sun’s Distance; Concordant Results of 6 Different Methods; Transits of Venus; Light & Heat of Sun; Sun Spots; Rotation, Magnitudes, Aspects, Forms & Motions of Solar Spots; Eruptions of the Sun, Prominences; Jets of Flame, Gigantic Explosions; The Solar Atmosphere; The Corona & Halo; Fluctuations of Solar Energy; Annual Variation of the Number of Spots & Eruptions; Eleven-Year Period; Curious Coincidences; Terrestrial Magnetism & Aurora Borealis; Light: It’s Nature; It’s Velocity; Spectrum Analysis; Chemical Composition of Sun & Celestial Bodies; Planetary Worlds; Apparent & Real Motions; The Planets Mercury – Neptune; Comets & Shooting Stars; Motions of Comets in Space; Cometary Orbits; Periodical Comets Now Known; Constitutions; Shooting Stars, Meteoric Stones, etc. Stars & Siderial Universe; Contemplation of Heavens; Right Ascensions & Declinations; Magnitude; Distribution; Number; Distance; Measurement of Celestial Distances; Light of Stars; Scintillation; Spectrum Analysis; Heat; Changes in Observed Heavens; Double & Multiple Stars; Proper Motions of Stars; Translation of all the Suns & Worlds through the Infinite Immensity; Secular Metamorphosis of the Heavens; Progress of Science.