Books by "Thomas Jefferson Jackson See"
10 books found
Researches on the Evolution of the Stellar Systems ...: The capture theory of cosmical evolution, founded on dynamical principles and illustrated by phenomena observed in the spiral nebulae, the planetary system, the double and multiple stars and clusters and the star-clouds of the Milky way
by Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
1910
On the Temperature, Secular Cooling and Contraction of the Earth and on the Theory of Earthquakes Held by the Ancients
by Thomas Jeff. J. See, Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
1907
Further Researches on the Physics of the Earth, and Especially on the Folding of Mountain Ranges [etc.]
by Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
1908
The sky’s the limit in the fascinating book Our Neighbor Stars: Including Brown Dwarfs. The book presents all known information on the 100 stars nearest Earth, as well as the brown dwarfs within the range covered by these stars.Learn where (and whether) the stars are visible in the sky, who discovered them and how they were discovered. Read all about the stars’ sizes, colors, presence of any planets, and the constellations where the stars are located.All the information is indexed, so particular types of stars can be easily found.
Seventeen short stories are featured in Thomas Wm. Hamilton’s latest book Weird Thoughts. Spanning the years 1912 to fifty million years in the future, the book’s genres cover science fiction, fantasy, and satire. The stories are followed by seven essays in the field of astronomy, including issues that can be easily misunderstood by the general public. The author was previously an astronomy professor who worked three years on the Apollo Project, determining orbital characteristics, fuel usage, and radar accuracy requirements for space travel. This experience is described in one of the astronomy essays in the book. Three stories set in the far future describe wars taking place among highly evolved animals, including intelligent monkeys, raccoons, dogs, cats, and dolphins. One tale describes an alternate world in which a murder victim gains justice in a time travel adventure. The U.S. presidency is at stake! In other stories, teenagers discover the importance of Spell Check while doing magic, and then there’s the tale about Halley’s Comet.