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German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) derived his mathematical laws of planetary motion from astronomical data meticulously collected by Tycho Brahe, who, as he was dying, beseeched young Kepler to use the data to discover the laws of motion of the planets. Based upon Kepler's laws, Sir Isaac Newton later developed his law of gravity.This is a chapter from Sir Robert Stawell Ball's Great Astronomers (2nd ed. 1907). Ball traces Kepler's life from birth in 1571 to death at age 59 in 1630. "Though Kepler had not those personal characteristics which have made his great predecessor, Tycho Brahe, such a romantic figure, yet a picturesque element in Kepler's character is not wanting. It was, however, of an intellectual kind. His imagination, as well as his reasoning faculties, always worked together. He was incessantly prompted by the most extraordinary speculations. The great majority of them were in a high degree wild and chimerical, but every now and then one of his fancies struck right to the heart of nature, and an immortal truth was brought to light."

Henry James' celebrated novel about a passionate New England suffragette, her displaced southern gentleman cousin, and a charismatic young woman whose loyalty they both wished to possess goes so directly to the heart of sexual politics that it speaks to us with a voice as fresh and as vital as when the book was first published in 1882. Majestic in its movement, rich and sympathetic in its ironies, The Bostonians is the work of a master psychologist at the top of his form.

Mother and Daughter was written in the year 1929 by David Herbert Lawrence. This book is one of the most popular novels of David Herbert Lawrence, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

At Mountain Camp Betty found herself in the midst of a mystery involving a girl whom she had previously met in Washington.

What the Moon Brings was written in the year 1922 by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. This book is one of the most popular novels of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Claim Number One was written in the year 1922 by George W. Ogden. This book is one of the most popular novels of George W. Ogden, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

In the wilds of the Trans-Himalayan region, a quartet of adventurers led by Dr. Walter T. Goodwin stumbles upon a tribe of human primitives forgotten since the age of Alexander the Great, and an awesome being of living metal commanded by the exiled Norhala. As Norhala’s guests, Goodwin and his team witness the mind-boggling marvels that are the Metal Monster’s way of life, and the unspeakable horrors it commits when Norhala takes it to war against her persecutors.

This tale is founded chiefly on facts furnished by the Postmaster-General's Annual Reports, and gathered, during personal intercourse and investigation, at the General Post-Office of London and its Branches. It is intended to illustrate--not by any means to exhaust--the subject of postal work, communication, and incident throughout the Kingdom.

Der französische Minen-Ingenieur Cyprien Méré reist nach Afrika, um in die dortigen Diamantenminen Arbeit zu suchen. In den Minen arbeiten Minenarbeiter aus aller Ländern der Welt unter schweren Bedingungen. Schwarze Minenarbeiter machen den Hauptteil der schweren Arbeit unter der glühenden Sonne des afrikanischen Kontinents. Zu Beginn seiner Tätigkeit arbeitet Cyprien Méré als Landvermesser, wechselt dann jedoch ebenfalls in den Abbau der Diamanten. Nach umfangreicher mühevoller Arbeit findet er einen verkaufbaren Rohdiamanten. Er erhält für diesen Edelstein nur eine geringe Bezahlung. Daraufhin versucht er auf andere Weise an die begehrten Edelsteine zu gelangen. Er glaubt den Stein der Weisen gefunden zu haben. Er plant die künstliche Herstellung von Diamanten. In seiner Heimat hat er sich in der Vergangenheit mit dieser Thematik bereits theoretisch auseinandergesetzt. Nach einem Versuch mit seinem Reverberier-Ofen scheint er Erfolg gehabt zu haben. In der zersplitterten Metallhülle befindet sich unter einer Tonschicht ein riesiger Rohdiamant.

In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva, through the achievement of international fame as novelist and philosopher in Paris, to his wanderings as an exile, persecuted by governments and alienated from the world of modern civilization. In trying to explain who he was and how he came to be the object of others' admiration and abuse, Rousseau analyses with unique insight the relationship between an elusive but essential inner self and the variety of social identities he was led to adopt.

On the Eve was written in the year 1860 by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev. This book is one of the most popular novels of Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

High school senior Ken Ward is on top of the world--he's popular, a somebody. But as a freshman at Wayne University, Ken quickly discovers he's a nobody who's treated like dirt by upperclassmen. When Ken can't stand the harassment anymore, he bursts out of his gloom by slugging a sophomore bully--who turns out to be captain of the varsity baseball team. It looks as if Ken's dream of making that team has gone down the drain... until in a moment of wild excitement he proves himself with, of all things, a potato! And Ken keeps on proving himself until the last out of a heart-pounding league championship game.

The further adventures of five brothers and sisters growing up in the English countryside in the late nineteenth century. Sequel to "The Golden Age.".

From the writer and genuine Western Trail cattle driver, responsible for some of the best and most realistic accounts of cowboy life in literature.

The Cosmic Express was written in the year 1930 by Jack Williamson. This book is one of the most popular novels of Jack Williamson, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

In Salambo geht es vordergründig um die Belagerung Karthagos 241 v. Chr. durch ein Söldnerheer und den Sieg des Karthager Feldherrn Hamilkar über die Barbaren. Es geht um den Söldnerführer Matho und seine wilde Liebe zu Hamilkars Tochter Salammbô, die Schwester Hannibals. Es geht um Schlachten, Foltermethoden, Götterkulte.