{"product_id":"2940157851446","title":"New Theories in Astronomy","description":"Mr. William Stirling, Civil Engineer, who devoted the last years of his\u003cbr\u003elife to writing this work, was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, his father\u003cbr\u003ebeing the Rev. Robert Stirling, D.D., of that city, and his brothers,\u003cbr\u003ethe late Mr. Patrick Stirling and Mr. James Stirling, the well known\u003cbr\u003eengineers and designers of Locomotive Engines for the Great Northern\u003cbr\u003eand South Eastern Railways respectively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter completing his studies in Scotland he settled in South America,\u003cbr\u003eand was engaged as manager and constructing engineer in important\u003cbr\u003erailway enterprises on the west coast, besides other concerns both in\u003cbr\u003ePeru and Chile; his last work being the designing and construction\u003cbr\u003eof the railway from the port of Tocopilla on the Pacific Ocean to\u003cbr\u003ethe Nitrate Fields of Toco in the interior, the property of the\u003cbr\u003eAnglo-Chilian and Nitrate Railway Company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe died in Lima, Peru, on the 7th October, 1900, much esteemed and\u003cbr\u003erespected, leaving the MS. of the present work behind him, which is now\u003cbr\u003epublished as a tribute to his memory, and wish to put before those who\u003cbr\u003eare interested in the Science of Astronomy his theories to which he\u003cbr\u003edevoted so much thought.","brand":"Readings LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075347792112,"sku":"2940157851446","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157851446_p0.jpg?v=1764105047","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157851446","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}