The Heavenly Bodies: Their Nature and Habitability


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Few subjects could be mentioned more remote from the common interests and pursuits of life than what has been usually called the “plurality of worlds,” an expression now so long restricted to one well-ascertained meaning as to have lost any ambiguity that might have been charged upon it. The question is one of mere curiosity, and leads to no direct result; but it has always carried with it an attraction irrespective of its unpractical nature, and has exercised the ingenuity of so many minds that its literature is of no inconsiderable extent. To this the book now in our hands is the most recent contribution. - Summary by Nature, August 9, 1883 (10 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Introductory Observation 14:13 Read by czandra
The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 1 40:23 Read by czandra
The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 2 27:18 Read by czandra
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 1 19:35 Read by RandyReads
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 2 39:04 Read by RandyReads
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 3 25:42 Read by RandyReads
Introductory Observations 4:46 Read by eagerreaderla
Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 1 38:52 Read by czandra
Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 2 36:33 Read by czandra
General Arguments for Plurality considered — Postulates 17:24 Read by RandyReads
The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 1 29:40 Read by RandyReads
The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 2 21:46 Read by RandyReads
Life upon the Earth Part 1 35:56 Read by czandra
Life upon the Earth Part 2 30:41 Read by czandra
Life upon the Earth Part 3 29:13 Read by czandra
The Moon 36:17 Read by czandra
The Minor Planets Part 1 23:56 Read by kmequine210
The Minor Planets Part 2 32:06 Read by RandyReads
Smaller Bodies of the System Part 1 30:04 Read by kurtd
Smaller Bodies of the System Part 2 23:43 Read by kurtd
The Major Planets Part 1 21:50 Read by kmequine210
The Major Planets Part 2 37:52 Read by prajak
The Major Planets Part 3 22:00 Read by prajak
Conclusion 11:23 Read by Christine Bowden