Recreations in Astronomy

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Henry White Warren. Recreations in Astronomy

Recreations in Astronomy

Table of Contents

PREFACE

ILLUSTRATIONS

I

II

Constitution of Light

Chemistry of Suns revealed by Light

Creative Force of Light

III

The Reflecting Telescope

The Spectroscope

IV

Celestial Movements

How to Measure

V

What the Sun does for us

VI

The Outlook from the Earth

VII

Aerolites

Comets

Famous Comets

Of what do Comets consist?

Will Comets strike the Earth?

VIII

VULCAN

MERCURY

VENUS

THE EARTH

The Aurora Borealis

The Delicate Balance of Forces

Tides

THE MOON

Telescopic Appearance

Eclipses

MARS

Satellites of Mars

ASTEROIDS

JUPITER

Satellites of Jupiter

SATURN

Rings of Saturn

Satellites of Saturn

URANUS

NEPTUNE

IX

X

THE OPEN PAGE OF THE HEAVENS

Equatorial Constellations

Characteristics of the Stars

Number

Double and Multiple Stars

Colored Stars

Clusters of Stars

Nebulæ

Variable Stars

Temporary, New, and Lost Stars

Movements of Stars

XI

XII

SUMMARY OF LATEST DISCOVERIES AND CONCLUSIONS

SOME ELEMENTS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

EXPLANATION OF ASTRONOMICAL SYMBOLS

SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC

OTHER ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE ALMANAC

GREEK ALPHABET USED INDICATING THE STARS

CHAUTAUQUA OUTLINE FOR STUDENTS

GLOSSARY OF ASTRONOMICAL TERMS AND INDEX