The curious facts, fallacies, and paradoxes contained in the following pages have been collected from various sources. Most of the information given will not, I think, be found in popular works on astronomy, and will, it is hoped, prove of interest to the general reader.
J. E. G.
September, 1909.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| [I.] | THE SUN | [1] |
| [II.] | MERCURY | [10] |
| [III.] | VENUS | [17] |
| [IV.] | THE EARTH | [32] |
| [V.] | THE MOON | [48] |
| [VI.] | MARS | [59] |
| [VII.] | THE MINOR PLANETS | [68] |
| [VIII.] | JUPITER | [74] |
| [IX.] | SATURN | [84] |
| [X.] | URANUS AND NEPTUNE | [91] |
| [XI.] | COMETS | [97] |
| [XII.] | METEORS | [117] |
| [XIII.] | THE ZODIACAL LIGHT AND GEGENSCHEIN | [127] |
| [XIV.] | THE STARS | [135] |
| [XV.] | DOUBLE AND BINARY STARS | [160] |
| [XVI.] | VARIABLE STARS | [170] |
| [XVII.] | NEBULÆ AND CLUSTERS | [191] |
| [XVIII.] | HISTORICAL | [217] |
| [XIX.] | THE CONSTELLATIONS | [239] |
| [XX.] | THE VISIBLE UNIVERSE | [313] |
| [XXI.] | GENERAL | [329] |
| INDEX | [359] |
ILLUSTRATIONS