Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony) 1837-1888 creator text nyu New York R. Worthington [1879] 1879 monographic eng

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iv p., 1 l., 402 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Oxygen in the sun. -- Sun-spot, storm, and famine. -- New ways of measuring the sun's distance. -- Drifting light-waves. -- The new star which faded into star-mist. -- Star-grouping, star-drift, and starmist. -- Mallet's theory of volcanoes. -- Towards the North pole. -- A mighty sea-wave. -- Strange sea creatures. -- On some marvels in telegraphy. -- The phonograph, or voice--recorder. -- The gorilla and other apes. -- The use and abuse of food. -- Ozone. -- Dew. -- The levelling power of rain. -- Ancient Babylonian astrogony. by Richard A. Proctor. Science Q171 .P96 507 PRP 05022034 DLC 120207 20140819134025.0 17152048