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PLEASURES OF THE TELESCOPE
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE FOR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS AND A POPULAR DESCRIPTION OF THE CHIEF WONDERS OF THE HEAVENS FOR GENERAL READERS
WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1901
Copyright, 1901, By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
THE SELECTION AND TESTING OF A GLASS
CHAPTER II
IN THE STARRY HEAVENS
CHAPTER III
FROM GEMINI TO LEO AND ROUND ABOUT
CHAPTER IV
VIRGO AND HER NEIGHBORS
CHAPTER V
IN SUMMER STAR-LANDS
CHAPTER VI
FROM LYRA TO ERIDANUS
CHAPTER VII
PISCES, ARIES, TAURUS, AND THE NORTHERN STARS
CHAPTER VIII
SCENES ON THE PLANETS
CHAPTER IX
THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS OF THE MOON, AND THE SPECTACLES OF THE SUN
The Sun
CHAPTER X
ARE THERE PLANETS AMONG THE STARS?
FOOTNOTES
INDEX
THE END
Transcriber's Note
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