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CHAPTER PAGE [I. Introductory Statement] 7 [II. The Sun] 18 [III. Mercury] 57 [IV. Venus] 61 [V. The Earth] 69 [VI. The Moon] 89 [VII. Mars] 100 [VIII. The Minor Planets] 110 [IX. Jupiter] 115 [X. Saturn] 122 [XI. Uranus] 138 [XII. Neptune] 143 [XIII. Comets] 150 [Appendix—Tables of the Solar System] 182 [General Index] 185