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Fraknoi, Andrew – Physics Teacher, 1978
Presents a summary review of 36 introductory college level astronomy textbooks for nonscience majors. References to more detailed reviews published elsewhere are provided where they exist. (SL)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Higher Education, Physics

Statler, Thomas S. – Mercury, 1997
Reports the results of an informal survey of instructors and students of astronomy and authors and editors of astronomy books. Finds that not a single instructor respondent reported being satisfied with the books themselves and not one author or editor reported being satisfied with the market. (DDR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Curriculum, Higher Education, Science Education
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1899
This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1897-98, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner's Introduction and Statistics of State Common School Systems. Part I covers the topics: (1) History of the German School System; (2) Summer Schools in England, Scotland, France, and Switzerland; (3)…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Statistical Data, Educational History, Summer Schools