Books by Richard A. Proctor
Total count: 129
Six lectures on astronomy.Truth Seeker Co.1800-01-01
Saturn and its systemcontaining discussions of the motions (real and apparent) and telescopic appearance of the planet Saturn, its satellites, and rings; the nature of the rings; the great inequality of Saturn and Jupiter; and the habitability of Saturn. To which are appended notes on Chaldaean astronomy, Laplace's nebular theory, and the habitability of the moon; a series of tables with explanatory notes; and explanations of astronomical terms.Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green1865-01-01
The handbook of the starscontaining the places of 1500 stars, from the first to the fifth magnitude inclusive, upwards of 200 of which are noted as double, multiple, or variable; a list of star-names; a table for determining the position of the constellations on the celestial concave at all hours and seasons, and other useful tables. With an examination of the properties of the projections used in mapping; and hints on the selection, use, and construction of star-maps.Longmans, Green and co.1866-01-01
A star atlas for the library, the school and the observatoryshowing all the stars visible to the naked eye[2nd. ed.] --[s.n.1870-01-01
Light science for leisure hoursa series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, etc.Longmans1871-01-01
Light science for leisure hours.A series of familiar esays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c., &c.Appleton1871-01-01
The sun: ruler, fire, light, and life of the planetary system.Longmans, Green and co.1871-01-01![Cover image for The orbs around us: a series of essays on the moon and planets [&c.].](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/6165081-S.jpg)
The orbs around us: a series of essays on the moon and planets [&c.].1872-01-01
The orbs around usa series of familiar essays on the moon and planets, meteors and comets, the sun and coloured pairs of suns.Longmans, Green and co.1872-01-01
Essays on astronomya series of papers on planets and meteors, the sun and sun-surrounding space, stars and star cloudlets; and a dissertation on the approaching transits of Venus. Preceded by a sketch of the life and works of Sir John Herschel.Longman's, Green1872-01-01
The sunruler, fire, light, and life of the planetary system.2d ed.Longmans, Green1872-01-01
Half-hours with the starsa plain and easy guide to the knowledge of the constellations, showing, in 12 maps, the position of the principal star-groups night after night throughout the year, with introduction and a separate explanation of each map. True for every year.4th ed.G. P. Putnam's sons1873-01-01
The moonher motions, aspect, scenery, and physical condition.Longmans, Green, and co.1873-01-01
Light Science for Leisure Hours, Second Series: Familiar Essays on ...Longmans, Green1873-01-01
Light science for leisure hours, second seriesfamiliar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c. with a sketch of the life of Mary SomervilleLongmans, Green1873-01-01
The moonher motions, aspect, scenery, and physical condition. By Richard A. Proctor. With three lunar photographs by Rutherfurd (enlarged by Brothers) and many plates, charts, etc.Longmans, Green1873-01-01
A star atlas for the library, the school and the observatory.Showing 6,000 stars and 1,500 objects of interest, in twelve circular maps on the equidistant projection; with two coloured index plates, in their proper relative positions, including all the stars to the fifth magnitude, and the constellation figures ... With a letter press introduction.3d ed.1874-01-01
The universe and the coming transitspresenting researches into and new views respecting the constitution of the heavens: together with an investigation of the conditions of the coming transits of Venus ...Longmans, Green, and co.1874-01-01
Transits of Venus.A popular account of past and coming transits from the first observed by Horrocks A.D. 1639 to the transit of A.D. 2012.Longmans, Green and co.1874-01-01
Science byways: a series of familiar dissertations on life in other worlds; comets and the sun; the North pole; rain; danger from lightning; growth and decay of mind; the brain and mental feats; automata; &c.Smith, Elder, & Co.1875-01-01
Our place among infinities.A series of essays contrasting our little abode in space and time with the infinities around us.D. Appleton and Co.1876-01-01
The sun: ruler, fire, light; and life of the planetary systemLongmans1876-01-01
The spectroscope and its workPott, Young1877-01-01
Myths and marvels of astronomyG. P. Putnam's Sons1877-01-01
A treatise on the cycloid and all forms of cycloidal curves1878-01-01
Transits of Venus: A Popular Account of Past and Coming Transits from the ...Longmans, Green, and co.1878-01-01
A treatise on the cycloid and all forms of cycloid curvesand on the use of such curves in dealing with the motions of planets, comets, &c. and of matter projected from the sun.Longmans, Green and Co.1878-01-01
Pleasant ways in scienceNew ed.Chatto and Windus1878-01-01
A Treatise on the Cycloid and All Forms of Cycloidal Curves, and on the Use of Such Curves in ...Longmans1878-01-01
Flowers of the skyA.C. Armstrong and son1879-01-01
Rough ways made smooth: a series of familiar essays on scientific subjects.R. Worthington1880-01-01
A new star atlas for the library, the school, and the observatory in twelve circular mapsintended as a companion to 'Webb's cellestial objects for common telescopes'8th ed.Longmans, Green1881-01-01
The Poetry of Astronomy: A Series of Familiar Essays on the Heavenly Bodies, Regarded Less in ...J.B. Lippincott & Co ., ; Smith, Elder, & Co1881-01-01
Easy star lessonsG. P. Putnam's sons1882-01-01
The poetry of astronomya series of familiar essays on the heavenly bodies ...Wyman & son1882-01-01
Hereditary traits, and other essaysJ. Fitzgerald & Co.1882-01-01
Transits of Venusa popular account of past and coming transits from the first observed by Horrocks A.D. 1639 to the transit of A.D. 2012. Also an account of the successes achieved in December 1874 and suggestions respecting the transit of 1882.4Th ed.Longmans, Green1882-01-01
Familiar science studiesChatto & Windus1882-01-01
The Great pyramidobservatory, tomb, and templeChatto & Windus1883-01-01
The stars in their seasons, an easy guide to a knowledge of the stars: exhibiting, in twelve large maps, the appearance of the heavens at any hour of the night all the year round.3rd ed. Reprinted from "Knowledge".Longmans, Green, & Co.1884-01-01
How to play whistHarper & brothers1885-01-01
The Seasons Pictured in Forty-eight Sun Views of the Earth and Twenty-four ...Longmans, Green, & Co.1885-01-01
Strength and happinessLongmans, Green1885-01-01
Nouvel atlas céleste comprenant quatorze cartes: précédé d'une introduction sur l'étude des ...Gauthier-Villars1886-01-01
Illusions of the senses: and other essaysHumboldt1886-01-01
Chance and lucka discussion of the laws of luck, coincidences, wagers, lotteries, and the fallacies of gambling; with notes on poker and martingalesLongmans, Green, and co.1887-01-01
Other suns than ours.A series of essays on suns - old, young, and dead, with other science gleanings, two essays on whist and correspondence with Sir John HerschelLongmans, Green1887-01-01
Half-hours with the starsa plain and easy guide to the knowledge of the constellations, showing, in twelve maps, the position for the United States of the principal star groups night after night throughout the year; with introd. and a separate explanation of each map. True for every year. Maps and text specially prepared for American students.G.P. Putnam1887-01-01
Easy star lessons.G.P. Putnam's Sons1888-01-01
Our place among infinitiesa series of essays contrasting our little abode in space and time with the infinities around us; to which are added essays on the Jewish Sabbath and Astrology.Appleton1889-01-01
The expanse of Heavena series of essays on the wonders of the firmament.Appleton1889-01-01
Strengthhow to get strong and keep strong : with chapters on rowing and swimming, fat, age, and the waistLongmans, Green1889-01-01
A new Star atlas for the library, the school and the observatory.In twelve circular maps, with two index plates. Intended as a companion to Webb's Celestial objects for common telescopes. With a letterpress introd. on the study of the stars.15Th ed.Longmans, Green1889-01-01
How to play whistwith the laws and etiquette of whist. Whist-whittlings, and forty fully-annotated gamesLongmans, Green and Co.1891-01-01
Old and new astronomyLongmans1892-01-01
Rough ways made smootha series of familiar essays on scientific subjectsNew ed.Longmans, Green1893-01-01
A star atlas for students and observers, showing 6000 stars and 1500 double stars, nebulae, &c. in twelve maps on the equidistant projection: with index maps on the stereographic projection.7th ed., rev. and cor. by T. E. Espin.Longmans, Green, and co.1896-01-01
Other worlds than oursthe plurality of worlds studied under the light of recent scientific researchesD. Appleton and company1896-01-01
Other worlds than oursthe plurality of worlds studies under the light of recent scientific researches.Appleton1898-01-01
A new star atlas for the library, the school and the observatoryIn twelve circular maps, (with two index plates) intended as a companion to 'Webb's celestial objects for common telescopes' with a letterpress introduction on the study of the stars illustrated by several woodcutsRev. and corrected, by T. E. Espin (1895)Longmans, Green1908-01-01
Wages & wants of science-workerswith a new index.Cass1970-01-01
The Poetry of AstronomyAdamant Media Corporation2001-04-02
The SunRuler, Fire, Light And Life Of The Planetary SystemKessinger Publishing, LLC2007-06-01