# The Future of Astronomy

Author: Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919

Genre: Astronomy

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15636

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Future+of+Astronomy+Pickering&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

It is claimed by astronomers that their science is not only the oldest, but that it is the most highly developed of the sciences. Indeed it should be so, since no other science has ever received such support from royalty, from the state and from the private individual. However this may be, there is no doubt that in recent years astronomers have had granted to them greater opportunities for carrying on large pieces of work than have been entrusted to men in any other department of pure science. One might expect that the practical results of a science like physics would appeal to the man who has made a vast fortune through some of its applications. The telephone, the electric transmission o...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-future-of-astronomy-15636/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-future-of-astronomy-15636/chapters/2/index.md)