CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| THE FIRST BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| ASTRONOMY OF THE CELTS | [29] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| ORIGIN OF THE CONSTELLATIONS | [49] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| THE ZODIAC | [89] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| THE PLEIADES | [111] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE HEAVENS ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENTS | [138] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| THE CELESTIAL HARMONY | [161] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| ASTRONOMICAL SYSTEMS | [179] |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD OF THE ANCIENTS.—COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY | [231] |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE CHURCH | [258] |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| LEGENDARY WORLDS OF THE MIDDLE AGES | [300] |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| ECLIPSES AND COMETS | [330] |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| THE GREATNESS AND THE FALL OF ASTROLOGY | [360] |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| TIME AND THE CALENDAR | [387] |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| THE END OF THE WORLD | [418] |
An Astronomer at Work.
