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| [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. |
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| [CHAPTER I.] |
| The Stars of Spring | 7 |
| Description of the Constellations—Auriga, the Charioteer; Berenice'sHair; 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. |
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| [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, theSwan [the Northern Cross]; Delphinus, the Dolphin; Draco, the Dragon;Hercules [the Great Sun-Swarm, 13 M]; Libra, the Balance; Lyra, theHarp; the Northern Crown; Ophiuchus et Serpens, the Serpent-bearer andthe Serpent; Sagitta, the Arrow; Sagittarius, the Archer; Scorpio, theScorpion; 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. |
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| [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 variablestar]; 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. |
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| [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 [thePleiades and Hyades]. |
| A circular index-map, maps on a larger scale, of the constellations described,and pictures of remarkable objects. |
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| [CHAPTER V.] |
| The Moon, the Planets, and the Sun | 118 |
| Description of lunar "seas," mountains, and "craters," with a map ofthe 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). |