Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900 Vol. 56, November, 1899 to April, 1900

"Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900" by Various is a collection of scientific writings from the turn of the century, giving a window into the science of the time. It covers progress in several fields, with special emphasis given to how technology was used to make discoveries. For example, in the article "Advance of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century" by Sir Robert Ball, he tells about astronomers finding new objects in space, like the asteroid Eros, and the amazing machines that allowed them to see so far. The compilation goes over not just new things, but also the history of science and looks forward to what might come next.