  | 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 |
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