The Universe
Subtitle: The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Blackie & Son Ltd.
Published: 1902
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 592
Description: A fine example of the Edwardian book, wih its art-nouveau cover design, fine black and white illustrations, and gilt edged pages. This is state-of-the-art science for that era and should be read as such, rather than in the light of what science has taught us since that time. A must for both the student and the book collector.
Notes: New edition
Table of contents: title: Book I       The Invisible World (7 chapters); title: Book II      The Architects of the Sea (4 chapters); title: Book III     Insects (10 chapters); title: Book IV     Ravagers of Forests; title: Book V      Protectors of Agriculture; title: Book VI     The Architecture of Birds (8 chapters); title: Book VII    The Migrations of Animals (4 chapters); title: THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM; title: Introduction; title: Book I        The Anatomy of Plants (4 chapters); title: Book II       The Physiology of Plants (11 chapters); title: Book III      The Seed and Germination; title: Book IV      Extremes in the Vegetable Kingdom; title: Book V       Migrations of Plants; title: GEOLOGY; title: Book I         Formation of the Globe (6 chapters); title: Book II        Fossils; title: Book III       The Mountains - Cataclysms and Upheavals of the Globe; title: Book IV       Volcanoes and Earthquakes; title: Book V       Glaciers and Eternal Snows; title: Book VI      Caverns and Grottoes; title: Book VII     Steppes and Deserts; title: Book VIII
pagenum: The Air and its Corpusles; title: THE SIDEREAL UNIVERSE; title: Book I             The Stars and Immensity (2 chapters); title: Book II            The Solar World (4 chapters); title: POPULAR ERRORS; title: Monsters and Superstitions; title: INDEX