The Story of the Stars
eBook - ePub

The Story of the Stars

  1. 218 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Story of the Stars

About this book

This antiquarian book contains a fascinating exposition on the natural history of stars, including information on nebulae, 'colours stars', our galaxy, clusters of stars, constellations, and much more. This comprehensive yet accessible exploration of the myriad suns in the universe is thought-provoking and easy-to-digest, making it perfect for amateur cosmologists and anyone with an interest in the wonders of universe. The chapters of this book include: 'First Experiences of a Starlight Night', 'The Brilliancy and Distances of The Stars', 'The Grouping of the Stars into Constellations', 'The History of the Constellations', 'The Number of the Stars', 'Double Stars', 'Family Parties of Stars', etcetera. This book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a new biography of the author.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. The Library of Valuable Information
  4. Preface
  5. Contents
  6. I. Introductory Thoughts
  7. II. First Experiences of a Starlight Night
  8. III. The Brilliancy and Distances of the Stars
  9. IV. The Grouping of the Stars into Constellations
  10. V. The History of the Constellations
  11. VI. The Number of the Stars
  12. VII. Double Stars
  13. VIII. Family Parties of Stars
  14. IX. Coloured Stars
  15. X. Moving Stars
  16. XI. Temporary Stars
  17. XII. Variable Stars
  18. XIII. The Stars in Poetry
  19. XIV. Groups of Stars
  20. XV. Clusters of Stars
  21. XVI. Nebulæ
  22. XVII. The Milky Way
  23. XVIII. The Spectroscope and the Stars and Nebulæ
  24. Appendix I. Table of the Constellations
  25. Appendix II. List of Celestial Objects for Small Telescopes
  26. Index