Agnes M. Clerke Books

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century

Agnes M. Clerke

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century from Agnes Mary Clerke, an Irish astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland,..

Familiar Studies in Homer

Agnes M. Clerke

The author’s best thanks are due to Messrs. Macmillan, and to Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton, for their courteous permission to reprint the chapters entitled ‘Homeric Astronomy,’ ‘Homer’s Magic Herbs,’ ..

Modern cosmogonies

Agnes M. Clerke

Many difficulties and perplexities are encountered in the attempt to get back towards the beginning of things. Some of the old tracks, too, have been torn up by the pioneers of twentieth century scien..