The Planetary and Stellar Worlds: A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern Astronomy

263 pp. Full-leather with gilt decor and titles, all edges gilt. Frontispiece and 18 numbered plates. Includes: An Exposition of the Problem which the Heavens Present for Solution; The Discoveries of the Primitive Ages; Theories for the Explanation of the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies; Discovery of the Great Laws of Motion and Gravitation; Universal Gravitation Applied to the Explanation of the Phenomena of the Solar System; The Stability of the Planetary System; The Discovery of the New Planets; The Cometary Worlds; The Scale on Which the Universe is Built; The Motions and Revolutions of the Fixed Stars. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ormsby MacKnight (or McKnight) Mitchel (August 28, 1810, or possibly 1809, - October 31, 1862) was an American astronomer, polymath and major general in the American Civil War. He is known for publishing the first astronomy magazine in the United States . He is also known for ordering the raid that came into prominence as the Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.