Author:Richard Anthony Proctor
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Works
[edit]- Saturn and its System (1865)
- Handbook of the Stars (1866)
- Constellation Seasons ()
- Sun Views of the Earth ()
- Half-Hours with the Telescope (1868) (external scan) (Project Gutenberg)
- Half-Hours with the Stars (1869) (external scan) (Project Gutenberg)
- Easy Lessons in the Differential Calculus (external scan)
- Other Worlds than Ours (1870) (external scan)
- Star Atlas (1870)
- Light Science for Leisure Hours (1871)(external scan)
- The Sun: Ruler, Fire, Light, and Life of the Planetary System (1871)
- Elementary Astronomy (1871)
- The Orbs around us (1872)
- Essays in Astronomy (1872)
- Elementary Geography (1872)
- School Atlas of Astronomy (1872)
- Myths and Marvels of Astronomy (1873) (1877 external scan) (Project Gutenberg)}}
- The Moon: her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical Condition (1873) (external scan)
- The Borderland of Science (1873)
- The Expanse of Heaven (1873) (external scan)
- Transits of Venus: a popular account of past and coming transits from the first observed by Horrocks A.D. 1639 to the transit of A.D. 2012 (1874) (external scan)
- Our Place among Infinities (1875) (external scan)
- A Treatise On the Cycloid and All Forms of Cycloidal Curves (1878)
- Pleasant Ways to Science (1878)
- The Universe of Stars (1878)
- Flowers of the Sky (1879)
- The Poetry of Astronomy (1880)
- Rough Ways Made Smooth (1880)
- Easy Star Lessons (1882)
- Familiar Science Studies (1882)
- Mysteries of Time and Space (1883)
- The Great Pyramid: Observatory, Tomb, and Temple (1883)
- The Universe of Suns (1884)
- The Seasons (1885)
- How to Play Whist (1885)
- Other Suns than ours (1887)
- Chance and Luck: A Discussion of the Laws of Luck, Coincidences, Wagers, Lotteries, and the Fallacies of Gambling; With Notes on Poker and Martingales (1887) (Project Gutenberg)
- Old and New Astronomy (1892), completed by Arthur Cowper Ranyard (external scan)
Articles
[edit]Articles in The American Cyclopædia
[edit]- "Nebula," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
- "Nebular Hypothesis," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
Articles in Popular Science Monthly
[edit]- "The Recent Eclipse of the Sun" in Popular Science Monthly, 1 (May 1872)
- "A Giant Planet" in Popular Science Monthly, 1 (July 1872)
- "Drifting of the Stars" in Popular Science Monthly, 2 (December 1872)
- "Venus on the Sun's Face" in Popular Science Monthly, 3 (July 1873)
- "The Weather and the Sun" in Popular Science Monthly, 3 (August 1873)
- "The Great Nebula in Orion" in Popular Science Monthly, 3 (September 1873)
- "Finding the Way at Sea" in Popular Science Monthly, 3 (October 1873)
- "News from Jupiter" in Popular Science Monthly, 4 (February 1874)
- "The Endowment of Scientific Research I" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (July 1875)
- "The Endowment of Scientific Research II" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (August 1875)
- "Astronomy in America" in Popular Science Monthly, 10 (November 1876)
- "An American Astronomical Achievement" in Popular Science Monthly, 10 (February 1877)
- "Movements of Jupiter's Cloud-Masses" in Popular Science Monthly, 11 (May 1877)
- "Star or Star-Mist" in Popular Science Monthly, 12 (December 1877)
- "Expected Meteoric Display" in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (December 1879)
- "Science and Safety at Sea" in Popular Science Monthly, 24 (March 1884)
- "Origin of Comets and Meteors" in Popular Science Monthly, 31 (May 1887)
Cornhill Magazine
[edit]- "Colours of Double Stars" (1865)
Works about Proctor
[edit]- "Proctor, Richard Anthony," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Sketch of R. A. Proctor" in Popular Science Monthly, 4 (February 1874)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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