PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

NAVIGATION AT SEA

THE PLEIADES

THE POLE-STAR

NEBULAE

TEMPORARY STARS

GALILEO

THE PLANET OF 1898

HOW TO MAKE A SUN-DIAL [A]

PHOTOGRAPHY IN ASTRONOMY

TIME STANDARDS OF THE WORLD

MOTIONS OF THE EARTH'S POLE

SATURN'S RINGS

THE HELIOMETER

OCCULTATIONS

MOUNTING GREAT TELESCOPES

THE ASTRONOMER'S POLE

THE MOON HOAX

THE SUN'S DESTINATION

INDEX

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

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