  | PAGE | | Introduction | 1 | | Popular interest in the phenomena of the heavens. | | The opera-glass as an instrument of observation for beginners in star-study. | | Testing an opera-glass. | | | CHAPTER I. | | The Stars of Spring | 7 | | Description of the Constellations—Auriga, the Charioteer; Berenice's Hair; Cancer, the Crab [the Manger]; Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog; Corvus, the Crow; Crateris, the Cup; Gemini, the Twins; Hydra, the Water-Serpent; Leo, the Lion; Ursa Major, the Greater Bear [the Great Dipper]; Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear [the Pole-Star]. | | A circular index-map, maps on a larger scale, of the constellations described, and pictures of remarkable objects. | | | CHAPTER II. | | The Stars of Summer | 30 | | Description of the Constellations—Aquila, the Eagle; BoÖtes, the Herdsman, or Bear-Diver; Canes Venatici, the Hunting-Dogs; Cygnus, the Swan [the Northern Cross]; Delphinus, the Dolphin; Draco, the Dragon; Hercules [the Great Sun-Swarm, 13 M]; Libra, the Balance; Lyra, the Harp; the Northern Crown; Ophiuchus et Serpens, the Serpent-bearer and the Serpent; Sagitta, the Arrow; Sagittarius, the Archer; Scorpio, the Scorpion; Sobieski's Shield; Taurus Poniatowskii, Poniatowsky's Bull; Virgo, the Virgin [the Field of the NebulÆ]; Vulpecula, the Little Fox. | | A circular index-map, maps, on a larger scale, of the constellations described, and pictures of remarkable objects. | | | CHAPTER III. | | The Stars of Autumn | 60 | | Description of the Constellations—Andromeda [the Great Nebula]; Aquarius, the Water-Bearer; Aries, the Ram; Capricornus, the Goat; Cassiopeia; Cepheus; Cetus, the Whale [Mira, the wonderful variable star]; Pegasus, the Winged Horse. | | Perseus [Algol, the Demon-Star]; Pisces, the Fishes; Piscis Australis, the Southern Fish; the Triangles. | | A circular index-map, maps on a larger scale, of the constellations described, and pictures of remarkable objects. | | | CHAPTER IV. | | The Stars of Winter | 89 | | Description of the Constellations—Argo, Jason's Ship; Canis Major, the Great Dog [Sirius]; Eridanus, the river Po; Lepus, the Hare; Monoceros, the Unicorn; Orion [the Great Nebula]; Taurus, the Bull [the Pleiades and Hyades]. | | A circular index-map, maps on a larger scale, of the constellations described, and pictures of remarkable objects. | | | CHAPTER V. | | The Moon, the Planets, and the Sun | 118 | | Description of lunar "seas," mountains, and "craters," with a map of the moon, and cuts showing its appearance with a field-glass. | | Opera-glass observation of—The sun (one cut), Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and his satellites (one cut), Saturn, Uranus (three cuts). |
ASTRONOMY WITH AN OPERA-GLASS.
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