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Robert S. Ball. Star-land: Being Talks With Young People About the Wonders of the Heavens
Star-land: Being Talks With Young People About the Wonders of the Heavens
Table of Contents
STAR-LAND. LECTURE I. THE SUN
THE HEAT AND BRIGHTNESS OF THE SUN
FURTHER BENEFITS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE SUN
THE DISTANCE OF THE SUN
HOW ASTRONOMERS MEASURE THE DISTANCES OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES
THE APPARENT SMALLNESS OF DISTANT OBJECTS
THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE SUN
THE SPOTS ON THE SUN
APPEARANCES SEEN DURING A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
NIGHT AND DAY
THE DAILY ROTATION OF THE EARTH
ANNUAL MOTION OF THE EARTH ROUND THE SUN
THE CHANGES OF THE SEASONS
SUNSHINE AT THE NORTH POLE
LECTURE II. THE MOON
THE PHASES OF OUR ATTENDANT, THE MOON
THE SIZE OF THE MOON
HOW ECLIPSES ARE PRODUCED
EFFECT OF THE MOON’S DISTANCE ON ITS APPEARANCE
A TALK ABOUT TELESCOPES
HOW THE TELESCOPE AIDS US IN VIEWING THE MOON
TELESCOPIC VIEWS OF LUNAR SCENERY
ON THE ORIGIN OF THE LUNAR CRATERS
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE MOON
ON THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE IN THE MOON
LECTURE III. THE INNER PLANETS
MERCURY, VENUS, AND MARS
HOW TO MAKE A DRAWING OF OUR SYSTEM
THE PLANET MERCURY
THE PLANET VENUS
THE TRANSIT OF VENUS
VENUS AS A WORLD
THE PLANET MARS AND HIS MOVEMENTS
THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY TYCHO AND KEPLER
THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY NEWTON
THE GEOGRAPHY OF MARS
THE SATELLITES OF MARS
HOW THE TELESCOPE AIDS IN VIEWING FAINT OBJECTS
THE ASTEROIDS OR SMALL PLANETS
LECTURE IV. JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE
JUPITER
THE SATELLITES OF JUPITER
SATURN
THE NATURE OF THE RINGS
WILLIAM HERSCHEL
THE DISCOVERY OF URANUS
THE SATELLITES OF URANUS
THE DISCOVERY OF NEPTUNE
LECTURE V. COMETS AND SHOOTING STARS
THE MOVEMENTS OF A COMET
ENCKE’S COMET
THE GREAT COMET OF HALLEY
HOW THE TELEGRAPH IS USED FOR COMETS
THE PARABOLA
THE MATERIALS OF A COMET
METEORS
WHAT BECOMES OF THE SHOOTING STARS
GRAND METEORS
THE GREAT NOVEMBER SHOWERS
OTHER GREAT SHOWERS
METEORITES
LECTURE VI. STARS
WE TRY TO MAKE A MAP
THE STARS ARE SUNS
THE NUMBERS OF THE STARS
THE CLUSTERS OF STARS
THE RANK OF THE EARTH AS A GLOBE IN SPACE
THE DISTANCES OF THE STARS
THE BRIGHTNESS AND COLOR OF STARS
DOUBLE STARS
HOW WE FIND WHAT THE STARS ARE MADE OF
THE NEBULÆ
WHAT THE NEBULÆ ARE MADE OF
PHOTOGRAPHING THE NEBULÆ
CONCLUSION
CONCLUDING CHAPTER. HOW TO NAME THE STARS
TABLE OF USEFUL ASTRONOMICAL FACTS
THE PLANETS
THE SATELLITES OF MARS
THE SATELLITES OF JUPITER
THE SATELLITES OF SATURN
THE SATELLITES OF URANUS
THE SATELLITE OF NEPTUNE
INDEX
