INDEX.
Achernar, [94].
Albireo (β Cygni), [55].
Alcor, [27].
Alcyone, [102].
Mädler's "Central Sun," [104].
Aldebaran, [22], [89], [91], [94], [95], [98].
Algenib (α Persei), [84], [85].
Algol, the Demon-Star, [83].
probable cause of variation of, [85].
Al-Mamoun, the Caliph, observation of a temporary star, [35].
Almaach (γ Andromedæ), [79], [82].
Alphard, [16].
Alpha Andromedæ, [79].
Agnarii (Sadalmelik), [67].
Arietis (Hamal), [74].
Capricorni (Giedi), [65].
Ceti (Menkar), [70].
Draconis, formerly the pole-star, [102].
Libræ, [52].
Ophiuchi (Ras Alhague), [42].
Orionis (Betelgeuse), [91], [98], [106].
Pegasi (Markab), [70].
Ursæ Majoris, [28].
Alpheratz (α Andromedæ), [79].
Alps, the lunar, [135].
Altai Mountains, [135].
Altair, [55].
Andromedæ, map of, [76].
mythology of, [75].
Antares, [32], [33], [98].
Antinous, [55].
Apennines, the lunar, [135].
Apollonius, regarded the moon as a mirror, [119].
Aquarius, map of, [64].
mythology of, [67].
Aquila, map of, [56].
mythology of, [55].
Aratus, description of the Manger, [15].
the "Diosemia" of, [15].
the Phenomena of, [20].
story of Virgo, [51].
description of the "Royal Family," [78].
description of Cetus, [70].
Arcturus, [10], [24], [26], [49], [56].
Argo, map of, [110].
mythology of, [115].
Aries, map of, [71].
mythology of, [75].
Ariosto, story of a trip to the moon, [136].
Aristarchus, the shining mountain, [125].
Aselli, [15].
Asterope, [103].
Atlas, [102].
Auriga, map of, [23].
mythology of, [23].
star swarms in, [22].
Autumn, map of the Stars of, [62].
Bartschius invents Monoceros, [117].
Bay of Dew, [129].
Bay of Rainbows, [129].
Bear's head, stars forming the, [28].
Bellatrix, [90], [107].
Belt, Orion's, [90], [107].
Berenice's Hair, the constellation of, [24].
picture of, [53].
Bessel, studies of Sirius and Procyon, [20].
letter about "dark stars," [114].
Beta Andromedæ (Mirach), [79].
Arietis (Sheratan), [75].
Capricorni (Dabih), [65].
Cassiopeia, [74].
Beta Corvi, [25].
Cygni (Albireo), [55].
Libræ, [52].
Leonis (Denebola), [12].
Lyræ, [50].
Pegasi, [70].
Scorpionis, [34].
Ursæ Minoris (Kochab), [27].
Betelgeuse (α Orionis), [91], [98], [106].
Bethlehem, the so-called Star of, [87].
Biela's comet, it breaks up, [82].
Biela meteors, radiant point of the, [82].
Boötes, map of, [50].
mythology of, [53].
Calisto, another name of Ursa Major, [29].
Cancer, map of, [18].
mythology of, [15].
Canes Venatici, [54].
Canis Major, map of, [110].
mythology of, [115].
Canis Minor, map of, [18].
mythology of, [21].
Canopus, [114].
Capella, [9], [22], [49], [89], [91].
Cape Heraclides, [129].
Laplace, [129].
Capricornus, map of, [64].
mythology of, [67].
Cassiopeia, map of, [76].
mythology of, [75].
Castor, [17].
Catharina, [135].
Caucasus Mountains, [135].
Celæno, [103].
Central Gulf, [129].
"Central Sun," Mädler's ideas about a, [104].
Cepheus, map of, [58], [76].
Cetus, map of, [71].
mythology of, [70].
Chi Ceti, [73].
Clavius, [124], [132], [133].
Coal-Sack, [57].
Comet, Biela's, [82].
Comet, Halley's, the Crab Nebula mistaken for, [97].
Constellations, origin of, [6], [42], [61].
along the Milky-Way, [116].
the zodiacal, [16].
Constellations, St. Paul's knowledge of, [19].
Copernicus, [136].
Corvus, map of, [26].
mythology of, [25].
"Crimson Star," [110].
Crisian Sea, [127].
Cynosura, a name of Ursa Minor, [29].
Cygnus, map of, [56].
Cyrillus, [135].
Dabih (β Capricorni), [65].
Dark Stars, Bessel's suggestion about, [114].
Davy, Humphry, on life in other worlds, [147].
Delta Canis Majoris, [112].
Cephei, [88].
Tauri, [99].
Deltoton, [75].
Denebola (β Leonis), [12], [14], [24].
Dipper, the Great, [10], [27].
Dog-Days, origin of the, [111].
Dog-Star, [111].
Dolphin, map of the, [56].
mythology of the, [55].
Draco, map of, [58].
mythology of, [57].
El Nath, [22], [97].
Epsilon Leonis, [12].
Lyræ, [49].
Tauri, [99].
Virginis, [51].
Equinox, autumnal, [52].
vernal, [74].
Eridanus, map of, [93].
Eta Aquilæ, [55].
Field-glass, [6].
Field of the Nebulæ, [51].
Flammarion, on α Capricorni, [65].
Flood traditions connected with the Pleiades, [101], [102].
Focus, importance of a sharp, [11].
Fomalhaut, [63].
Fontenelle, "Plurality of Worlds," [60].
Galileo, his telescope an opera-glass, [4].
his description of Præsepe, [15].
his description of the moon, [118].
power of his telescope, [119].
Gamma Andromedæ, [79], [82].
Leonis, [11].
Pegasi, [70].
Tauri, [99].
Virginis, [51].
"Garnet Star" (Mu Cephei), [88].
Gemini, map of, [18].
mythology of, [19].
Genesis, a celestial, [68].
Giedi (α Capricorni), [65].
Glass, use of smoked or colored, [130], [146].
Goldschmidt sees a nebula in the Pleiades, [104].
Gomelza, [20].
Gore, estimate of the stars in 13 M, [45].
"Grape-Gatherer" (ε Virginis), [51].
Grensted, Rev. Mr., suggestion about lunar rays, [132].
Grimaldi, [130].
Halley's comet and Crab Nebula, [97].
Hamal (α Arietis), [74].
Hæmus Mountains, [128].
Henry, Paul and Prosper, photographs of the Pleiades, [105].
Hercules, map of, [44].
mythology of, [45].
motion of solar system toward, [43].
Herschel, William, discovers Uranus, [19].
computation of stars in 13 M, [45].
advice about seeing star-colors, [88].
thinks he sees lunar volcano, [125].
John, description of 8 M, [34].
suggestion about α Capricorni, [65].
Holden, Prof., on the Milky-Way, [40].
structure of Ring Nebula, [105].
Hooke, discovers first telescopic double star, [75].
Hyades, [89], [95], [98], [99].
Hydra, map of part of, [26].
mythology of, [16].
Hydra's Heart (Alphard), [16].
Humboldt Sea, [130].
Jeaurat, chart of the Pleiades, [104].
Job's coffin, [55].
Jupiter, [141].
satellites of, [142].
Kappa Argus, [116].
Tauri, [100].
Kepler observes the star of 1604, [42].
Kingsley, story of Andromeda, [77].
"King's lucky star," [67].
Kochab (Beta Ursæ Minoris), [27].
Lake of Death, [129].
of Dreams, [129].
Land of Drought, [130].
of Hoar Frost, [130].
Leo, map of, [12].
mythology of, [13].
sickle-shaped figure in, [9], [14].
Lepus, map of, [93].
Lick telescope, views of Milky-Way, [40].
views of Ring Nebula, [105].
Light, the messenger of the universe, [147].
in a star-cluster, [45].
Libra, description and mythology of, [52].
Life, does it exist beyond the earth? [37], [48], [137], [139], [140], [147].
Locke, Richard Adams, author of the "Moon Hoax," [125].
Lyra, map of, [44].
mythology of, [45].
Mädler, on the "Central Sun," [104].
Maginus, [124].
Maia, [103], [105].
Man in the Moon, [121].
Manger (Præsepe), [15].
Marine glass, [6].
Markab (α Pegasi), [70].
Marsh of Mists, [129].
of Putrefaction, [129].
of Sleep, [127].
Mars, [140].
Medusa, the head of, [83].
Menelaus, [128].
Menkalina, [22].
Menkar (α Ceti), [70].
Mercury, [139].
Merope, [102], [103].
Mesarthim, [75].
Meteors, radiant point of November, [11].
radiant point of Biela, [82].
Micromegas, the story of, [115].
Milk-Dipper, [34].
Milky-Way, [17], [34], [39], [40], [43], [57], [81], [86], [116].
Mira (ο Ceti), [71].
probable cause of its variations, [72].
Milton, account of Libra, [52].
Mirach (β Andromedæ), [79].
Mizar, [27].
Moon, mountains of the, [120].
shadows on the, [120].
map of the, [123].
list of mountains, "seas," etc., [123].
inhabitableness of the, [136].
the other side of the, [138].
"Moon Hoax," [125], [128].
Monoceros, map of, [110].
Mu Argus, [116].
Scorpionis, [36].
Nebulæ (and Star-Clusters):
4 M, [34].
6 M, [37].
7 M, [37].
8 M, [38].
13 M, [45].
24 M, [38].
25 M, [39].
30 M, [66].
34 M, [86].
35 M, [18].
37 M, [23].
38 M, [23].
41 M, [112].
46 M, [116].
50 M, [117].
80 M, [35].
93 M, [116].
27, [117].
337, [23].
388, [116].
Andromeda, Great Nebula in, [79], [80].
Aquarius, Nebula in, [68].
Crab Nebula, [97], [98].
Field of the Nebulæ, [51].
Horseshoe Nebula, [39].
Orion, Great Nebula in, [107].
Perseus, Great Cluster in, [86].
Pleiades, nebulæ in the, [104].
Ring Nebula in Lyra, [50].
Nebular hypothesis, [68].
Neison, description of sunrise on Clavius, [133].
Newton, [134].
"Nile-Star," [111].
Northern Cross, [54], [55].
Northern Crown, map of the, [44].
Northern Fish, [73], [79].
Nu Andromedæ, [79], [82].
Aquarii, a pointer to a nebula, [68].
Canis Majoris, [112].
Draconis, [58].
Scorpionis, [34].
Ocean of Storms, [130].
Omicron Ceti (Mira), [71], [72].
Cygni, [57].
Omicron two Eridani, a flying-star, [95].
Opera-glass, views of the stars with, [3].
how to choose a good, [4].
magnifying power of, [4].
defects of, [5].
Ophiuchus and Serpens, map of, [41].
mythology of, [41].
Orion, map of, [93].
mythology of, [109].
great array of stars around, [90].
riches of, [106].
spectacle of the rising of, [89].
Orpheus, fancies about the moon, [119].
Pegasus, map of, [64].
mythology of, [69].
Perseus, map of, [76].
mythology of, [75].
great cluster in, [86].
Phantom, another name of Hercules, [45].
Photography, astronomical, [3], [105].
Pi Argus, [116].
Five Orionis, [109].
Pegasi, [70].
Pisces, map of, [71].
mythology of, [74].
Piscis Australis, [67].
Plato, [135].
Pleiades, [10], [22], [89], [95].
names of the, [100].
mythology of, [100].
and the Flood, [101], [102].
and the Great Pyramid, [101].
picture of the, [103].
common motion of the, [104].
Pleione, [102], [103].
Pole-star, [10], [26].
Pollux, [17].
Præsepe (the Manger), [15].
Prime Meridian, [74].
Proclus, [127].
Procyon, [9], [20].
Pyramid of Cheops and the Pleiades, [101].
Pyrenees Mountains, [128].
Ras Alhague (α Ophiuchi), [42].
Rays of the Moon, [131].
Regulus, [9], [11].
Revolution of the heavens, [7], [30].
Rho Ophiuchi, [33].
Rigel, [91], [94], [98], [108].
Ring Nebula, [50].
"Royal Family," [63], [75].
Rutherford, photograph of the moon, [122].
Sadalmelik (α Aquarii), [67].
Sagitta, map of, [56].
Sagittarius, map of, [34].
mythology of, [34].
Saiph, [90].
Saturn, [142].
Scorpio, map of, [34].
mythology of, [32].
pair of stars in sting of, [37].
Schickhard, [130].
Sea of Clouds, [130].
Sea of Cold, [129].
Sea of Fertility, [127].
Sea of Humors, [130].
Sea of Nectar, [128].
Sea of Serenity, [128].
Sea of Showers, [129].
Sea of Tranquillity, [127].
Sea of Vapors, [129].
Secchi, Father, types of the stars, [106].
description of a star-swarm, [39].
Seiss, Rev. Dr., on Canis Minor, [21].
description of Auriga, [23].
Sheratan (β Arietis), [75].
Sidus Ludovicianum, [27].
Sirius, [9], [22], [91].
color of, [111].
size and distance of, [112].
the companion of, [21], [114].
its light compared with the sun's, [46].
Sigma Tauri, [99].
Sixty-one Cygni, [56].
Smyth, Admiral, on Capricorn, [67].
description of Aldebaran, [98].
description of 35 M, [18].
Solstice, summer, [16], [19].
winter, [38].
Sobieski's Shield, [39].
Solar system, voyaging of, in space, [43].
Southern Cross, [91], [116].
South Sea, [130].
Spectroscopic analysis, [3], [98].
Spica, [10], [24], [26], [51].
Spring, map of the stars of, [8].
Square of Pegasus, [69].
St. Paul, acquainted with the constellations, [19].
Star-Clusters (see Nebulæ, etc.).
Star-Cluster, light in a, [45].
Summer, map of the stars of, [31].
Sun, opera-glass observations of the, [145].
the, a variable star, [72].
Sword of Orion, [107].
Taurus, map of, [93].
mythology of, [102].
the "Golden Horns" of, [96].
Poniatowskii, [42].
Tau Aquarii, [68].
Taygeta, [103].
Temporary stars:
134 B. C. the first on record, [35].
393 A. D., [35].
827, [35].
1203, [35].
1572, Tycho's star, [87].
1578, [36].
1604, [36], [42].
1860, [35], [81].
1885, [80].
Temple, discovers a nebula in the Pleiades, [104].
Tennyson, describes the Pleiades, [105].
Theophilus, [135].
Theta Orionis, [107].
Serpentis, [43].
Tauri, [99].
Tobias Mayer, sees the planet Neptune, [69].
Triangles, map of the, [71].
mythology of, [75].
Twenty-two Canis Majoris, [112].
Scorpii, [33].
Tycho Brahe, invents Antinous, [55].
places Hamal in Aries, [75].
studies the star of 1572, [87].
Tycho, [122], [131].
Upsilon Tauri, [100].
Uranus, discovery of, [19].
how to find, [142].
Ursa Major, map of, [27].
mythology of, [28].
stars in the feet of, [28].
Ursa Minor, map of, [27].
mythology of, [28].
Vega, [49].
Venus, mistaken for artificial light, [2].
opera-glass observation of, [139].
Virgil, description of Taurus, [96].
Virgo, map of, [50].
mythology of, [51].
Vision, seeing with averted, [13].
Voltaire, story of "Micromegas," [115].
Vulpecula, map of, [56].
Webb, Rev. T. W., on telescopes, [5].
on 35 M, [18].
Western Fish, [73].
Winter, brilliancy of the heavens in, [91].
map of the stars of, [92].
Woman in the Moon, [121].
Zeta Corvi, [25].
Cassiopeia, [86].
Leonis, [11].
Lyræ, [50].
Scorpionis, [36].
Tauri, a pointer to the Crab Nebula, [97].
Zi Argus, [116].
Zodiac, [16].
Zodiac, divided among the Twelve Apostles, [86].
of Dendera, [14].
Zöllner, estimate of Sirius's light, [46].