Abstract
THE Savilian professor is so strongly impressed with the magnitude of the changes which have taken place in astronomical methods during the last quarter of a century that he does not hesitate to describe them as revolutionary. The task which he has set himself in this book is to give a brief review of the present situation, pointing out the nature of the changes rather than giving a complete account of them or of the discoveries to which they have led. The book can thus in no sense be regarded as a reference or text-book, but it may be remarked that elementary explanations have usually been introduced to make the matter generally intelligible.
Modern Astronomy. Being some Account of the Astronomical Revolution of the last Quarter of a Century.
By H. H. Turner Pp. xvi + 286. (Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., Ltd., 1901.) Price 6s. net.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Modern Astronomy Being some Account of the Astronomical Revolution of the last Quarter of a Century . Nature 63, 488–489 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/063488a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/063488a0
