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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

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Introductory Observation
14:13
Chapter 2
The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 1
40:23
Chapter 3
The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 2
27:18
Chapter 4
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 1
19:35
Chapter 5
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 2
39:04
Chapter 6
The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 3
25:42
Chapter 7
Introductory Observations
04:46
Chapter 8
Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 1
38:52
Chapter 9
Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 2
36:33
Chapter 10
General Arguments for Plurality considered — Postulates
17:24
Chapter 11
The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 1
29:40
Chapter 12
The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 2
21:46
Chapter 13
Life upon the Earth Part 1
35:56
Chapter 14
Life upon the Earth Part 2
30:41
Chapter 15
Life upon the Earth Part 3
29:13
Chapter 16
The Moon
36:17
Chapter 17
The Minor Planets Part 1
23:56
Chapter 18
The Minor Planets Part 2
32:06
Chapter 19
Smaller Bodies of the System Part 1
30:04
Chapter 20
Smaller Bodies of the System Part 2
23:43
Chapter 21
The Major Planets Part 1
21:50
Chapter 22
The Major Planets Part 2
37:52
Chapter 23
The Major Planets Part 3
22:00
Chapter 24
Conclusion
11:23

Heavenly Bodies: Their Nature and Habitability

Chapters

Introductory Observation

The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 1

The Sun's Magnitude, Distance, Motions, Light, and Heat Part 2

The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 1

The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 2

The Constitution of the Sun, its Spots and Prominences Part 3

Introductory Observations

Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 1

Historical Résumé — Views of Philosophers Part 2

General Arguments for Plurality considered — Postulates

The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 1

The Sun, Stars, and supposed Stellar Systems Part 2

Life upon the Earth Part 1

Life upon the Earth Part 2

Life upon the Earth Part 3

The Moon

The Minor Planets Part 1

The Minor Planets Part 2

Smaller Bodies of the System Part 1

Smaller Bodies of the System Part 2

The Major Planets Part 1

The Major Planets Part 2

The Major Planets Part 3

Conclusion