Astronomy for Young Folks - Isabel Martin Lewis

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
	[Preface]	xiii
I.	[The Constellations]	3
II.	[January]	15
III.	[February]	21
IV.	[March]	28
V.	[April]	35
VI.	[May]	41
VII.	[June]	49
VIII.	[July]	56
IX.	[August]	64
X.	[September]	71
XI.	[October]	78
XII.	[November]	84
XIII.	[December]	90
XIV.	[Stars of the Southern Hemisphere]	96
XV.	[The Milky Way or Galaxy]	107
XVI.	[The Surface of the Sun]	113
XVII.	[The Solar System]	119
XVIII.	[The Origin of the Earth]	127
XIX.	[Jupiter and His Nine Moons]	139
XX.	[The Rings and Moons of Saturn]	148
XXI.	[Is the Moon a Dead World]	156
XXII.	[Comets]	165

XXIII.	[Meteorites]	173
XXIV.	[The Earth As a Magnet]	183
XXV.	[Some Effects of the Earth's Atmosphere Upon Sunlight]	193
XXVI.	[Keeping Track of the Moon]	207
XXVII.	[The Motions of the Heavenly Bodies]	216
XXVIII.	[The Evolution of the Stars—From Red Giants to Red Dwarfs]	225
XXIX.	[Double and Multiple Stars]	230
XXX.	[Astronomical Distances]	241
XXXI.	[Some Astronomical Facts Worth Remembering]	250

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