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The story of the universe

The story of the universe

by Esther Singleton

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Editor
Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
Title
The story of the universe. Volume 1 (of 4) : The starry skies
Original Publication
New York: P.F. Collier and Son, 1905.
Credits
John Campbell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
Q: Science
Subject
Earth (Planet)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 74571
Release Date
October 12, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.PREFACE
  5. 5.INTRODUCTION
  6. 6.ILLUSTRATIONS
  7. 7.CONTENTS
  8. 8.THE HEAVENS.— Amédée Guillemin — FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9.SPACE.— Richard A. Proctor — FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10.EXTENT OF THE SIDEREAL HEAVENS.— Sir Robert S. Ball — FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11.THE STARS.— Amédée Guillemin
  12. 12.THE LUCID STARS.— J. E. Gore — FOOTNOTES:
  13. 13.THE CONSTELLATIONS.— Camille Flammarion — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.THE ARABIAN HEAVENS.— Ludwig Ideler — FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15.ASTRONOMY WITHOUT A TELESCOPE.— J. E. Gore — FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16.THE MILKY WAY.— Richard A. Proctor — FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17.THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS—ZODIACAL LIGHT—STAR GROUPS.— Amédée Guillemin
  18. 18.THE NEBULÆ AND SWARMS OF SUNS.— J. E. Gore
  19. 19.THE GREAT NEBULA OF ORION.— Sir Robert S. Ball
  20. 20.COLORED, DOUBLE, MULTIPLE, BINARY, VARIABLE AND TEMPORARY STARS.— J. E. Gore
  21. 21.A WORLD ON FIRE—NOVA PERSEI.— Alexander W. Roberts
  22. 22.TELESCOPES.— A. Fowler — FOOTNOTES:
  23. 23.METEORS.— Sir Robert S. Ball
  24. 24.COMETS.— Sir John Herschel
  25. 25.LIFE IN OTHER WORLDS.— J. E. Gore
  26. 26.THE SUN—WHAT WE LEARN FROM IT.— Richard A. Proctor — FOOTNOTES:
  27. 27.MERCURY.— William F. Denning
  28. 28.THE PLANET VENUS.— Camille Flammarion
  29. 29.THE EARTH AS A PLANET.— Élisée Reclus
  30. 30.THE MOON.— Thomas Gwyn Elger
  31. 31.MARS.— Agnes M. Clerke
  32. 32.THE PLANETOIDS.— Camille Flammarion — FOOTNOTES:
  33. 33.JUPITER.— Agnes M. Clerke
  34. 34.SATURN.— Agnes M. Clerke — FOOTNOTES:
  35. 35.URANUS AND NEPTUNE.— William F. Denning
  36. 36.Untitled

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