| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| I. | On Making Acquaintance with the Planets | 1 |
| II. | Our Relation to the Planets | 11 |
| III. | What the Planets Are, and What They Appear to Be | 17 |
| IV. | The Origin of the Planets | 26 |
| V. | The Seven Great Planets | 38 |
| VI. | The Movements of the Planets | 46 |
| VII. | How the Inferior Planets Seem to Move | 56 |
| VIII. | How the Superior Planets Seem to Move | 65 |
| IX. | The Path of the Planets | 71 |
| X. | Mercury—When and Where to Find Mercury—Distance and Brightness—Mercury’s Size and the Consequences of It—What the Sun Does for Mercury—Transits | 93 |
| XI. | Venus—When and Where to See Venus—Distance and Brilliancy—Venus’s Likeness to the Earth—Atmosphere, Day and Night, and Seasons—Transits | 122 |
| XII. | Mars—How to Identify Mars—When and Where Mars May Be Seen—Size, Atmosphere, and Temperature—Distance and Brilliancy—Day and Night, and Seasons—Surface Aspects—Satellites | 151 |
| XIII. | Jupiter—Place in the Sky—Distance, Light, and Heat—Day and Night, Seasons, and Atmosphere—Surface Features—System of Satellites | 183 |
| XIV. | Saturn—Around One Circuit of the Skies with Saturn—Distance and Size—Surface Aspects and Constitution—Day and Night—The Rings and Moons of Saturn—Seasons | 206 |
| XV. | Uranus | 225 |
| XVI. | Neptune | 234 |
| XVII. | The Little Planets, or the Asteroids | 244 |
| XVIII. | Conclusion | 258 |
| | Symbols Used in Almanacs | 267 |
| | Index | 269 |
