Astronomical Curiosities: Facts and Fallacies

FACTS AND FALLACIES
ASTRONOMICAL CURIOSITIES
FACTS AND FALLACIES
BY J. ELLARD GORE MEMBER OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA ETC. AUTHOR OF “ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS,” “STUDIES IN ASTRONOMY,” “THE VISIBLE UNIVERSE,” ETC.
LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS 1909
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The curious facts, fallacies, and paradoxes contained in the following pages have been collected from various sources. Most of the information given will not, I think, be found in popular works on astronomy, and will, it is hoped, prove of interest to the general reader.
J. E. G.
September, 1909.
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