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“Curiosities of the Sky” by Garrett Serviss embarks on a captivating journey through the cosmos, unveiling the universe's most perplexing enigmas and awe-inspiring phenomena in a manner accessible to the general reader. Eschewing technical jargon, Serviss masterfully blends scientific accuracy with the sheer wonder of astronomy. The book is structured to provide a broad overview of astronomical mysteries, guiding the reader through topics ranging from the enigmas of dark spaces in the Milky Way to the explosive nature of nebulae and the enduring puzzles of our solar system.
Just as Christopher Columbus's journeys to the new world changed human civilization forever, so too would the power to travel freely across the universe alter the parameters of our collective existence. Garrett P. Serviss's tale of a group of intrepid explorers who harness what they call "inter-atomic energy" to travel from Earth to Venus is a fun, fast read. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.
"Other Worlds: Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries" by Garrett Putman Serviss has as its thesis, an exploration of human interest in the other worlds around us. This book was part of the cutting edge of astronomy at the time it was written. It presents the discoveries among the planets of the solar system and shows their bearing upon the question of life on those planets. It points out the resemblances and the differences between the earth and the other worlds that share with it in the light of the sun. It shows what would be seen and experienced if humans could visit those worlds.
In the pages that follow, the author has endeavored to encourage the study of the heavenly bodies by pointing out some of the interesting and marvelous phenomena of the universe that are visible with little or no assistance from optical instruments, and indicating means of becoming acquainted with the constellations and the planets. Knowing that an opera-glass is capable of revealing some of the most beautiful sights in the starry dome, and believing that many persons would be glad to learn the fact, he set to work with such an instrument and surveyed all the constellations visible in the latitude of New York, carefully noting everything that it seemed might interest amateur star-gazers. All the objects thus observed have not been included in this book, lest the multiplicity of details should deter or discourage the very readers for whom it was specially written. On the other hand, there is nothing described as visible with an opera-glass or a field-glass which the author has not seen with an instrument of that description, and which any person possessing eye-sight of average quality and a competent glass should not be able to discern.
Great American astronomy writer Garrett P. Serviss has written this book Pleasure of Telescope, first published in 1901. When this book was published there was an outrage, as on it's cover page picture of a nude goddess shown later it was changed into plain blue cover. It's a classical astronomy book and illustrated guide for amateur astronomers who studies for pleasure and curiosity. Seeing the importance of this book efforts are made to protect, preserve and promote it. In his views telescope is a valuable instrument of knowledge through which things can be observed and discoveries became possible. Since, childhood telescope was his most precious possession. He says it's an instrument generally kept by intelligent and curious people. In an introductory series, he has shown stars and maps more vividly, naked eye visible and visible through telescopes stars are shown differently. Constellation are pointed out by usual symbols and nebulae by a little white circle. The smaller stars are shown by dots and larger by star- shaped figures.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Second Deluge" by Garrett Putman Serviss. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Reproduction of the original: Astronomy with an Opera-glass by Garrett Putman Serviss
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Garrett Putman Serviss was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. He majored in science at Cornell and in 1876 joined the staff of the The New York Sun newspaper, working as a journalist until 1892. Serviss showed a talent for explaining scientific details in a way that made them clear to the ordinary reader, leading Andrew Carnegie to invite him to deliver The Urania Lectures in 1894 on astronomy, cosmology, geology, and related matters. Serviss toured the United States for over two years delivering these lectures. He also wrote a syndicated newspaper column devoted to astronomy and other sciences.