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ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE

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THE UNSOLVED PROBLEMS OF ASTRONOMY

II

THE NEW PROBLEMS OF THE UNIVERSE

III

THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE

IV

THE EXTENT OF THE UNIVERSE

V

MAKING AND USING A TELESCOPE

VI

WHAT THE ASTRONOMERS ARE DOING

VII

LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

VIII

HOW THE PLANETS ARE WEIGHED

IX

THE MARINER'S COMPASS

X

THE FAIRYLAND OF GEOMETRY

XI

THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

XII

CAN WE MAKE IT RAIN?

XIII

THE ASTRONOMICAL EPHEMERIS AND THE NAUTICAL ALMANAC

XIV

THE WORLD'S DEBT TO ASTRONOMY

XV

AN ASTRONOMICAL FRIENDSHIP

XVI

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATOR

XVII

THE EVOLUTION OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE

XVIII

ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMY

XIX

THE UNIVERSE AS AN ORGANISM

XX

THE RELATION OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO SOCIAL PROGRESS

XXI

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FLYING-MACHINE