THE MUSIC
OF THE SPHERES
A Nature Lover's Astronomy
BY
FLORENCE ARMSTRONG GRONDAL
NEW YORK
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1926
All rights reserved
IN
GRATEFUL APPRECIATION
OF HIS KINDLY AND
HELPFUL INTEREST
THIS BOOK IS
DEDICATED TO
SAMUEL L. BOOTHROYD
PROFESSOR IN CHARGE OF
THE FUERTES OBSERVATORY
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
ITHACA, N. Y.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I [BEHOLD—THE STARS!]
II [AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STARS]
III [THE ROMANCE OF THE STARS]
IV [THE TWO SKY DIPPERS AND DRACO, THE DRAGON]
V [THE STORY OF ANDROMEDA IN STARS]
Cepheus, the King—Cassiopeia, the Queen—Perseus, the
Hero—Andromeda, the Princess—Pegasus, the Flying Horse—Cetus, the
Sea-monster.
VI [THE PARADE OF THE ZENITH CONSTELLATIONS]
Leo, the Lion—Berenice's Hair—Boötes, the Herdsman—The
Northern Crown—Hercules, the Giant—Lyra, the Harp—The
Northern Cross.
VII [THE SPECTATORS OF THE ZENITH PAGEANT]
Aquila, the Eagle—Delphinus, the Dolphin—Sagittarius, the
Archer—Hydra, the Watersnake—Auriga, the Charioteer.
VIII [GREAT STARS OF THE SOUTH]
Spica—Antares—Formalhaut—Sirius.
IX [THE STORY OF ORION AND TAURUS, THE BULL]
The Lion's Skin—Betelgeuse, on Orion's Shoulder—Rigel, on
Orion's Foot—Orion's Head—Orion's Belt—The Great Nebula
of Orion—Orion's Two Dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor—Taurus,
the Bull—The Hyades—The Pleiades-Castor and Pollux,
the Heavenly Twins.
X [ALONG THE MILKY WAY]
The Milky Way—The Two Crosses—The Magellanic Clouds.
XI [OUR NEAREST STAR—THE SUN]
The Surface of the Sun—An Eclipse of the Sun.
XII [THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN]
The Planets—The Planetoids—Comets—Meteors.
XIII [VENUS AND JUPITER]
The Bright Planet of Venus, the Goddess of Love—The Giant
Planet of Jupiter, the King of the Gods.
XIV [MARS AND SATURN]
The Red Planet of Mars, the God of War—The Ringed Planet
of Saturn, the God of Time.
XV [MERCURY, URANUS AND NEPTUNE]
The Tiny Planet of Mercury, the Messenger of the Gods—The
Strange Planet of Uranus, the Ancient God of the Heavens—The
Boundary Planet of Neptune, the God of the Sea.
XVI [THE EARTH—A PLANET AT CLOSE RANGE]
XVII [THE EARTH'S MOON—A NEAR VIEW OF A SATELLITE]
[PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY]
[BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LITERATURE CITED]
[INDEX]