Sun, Moon, and Stars; Astronomy for Beginners (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX Adams, J. C, 203 Aerolites, 79, 222 Ages of Stars, 280, Air, Absence of, 1n Moon (see Motm, etc.) Aldebaran, 253 Algol, 247 Alpha Centauri, 93, 224, 229, 237, 272 Andromeda, 102 Annular Eclipse (see Eclifses) Antares, 252 Aphelion, 219 Arcturus, 105 Asteroids (see Planetoids) Atmospheres, 131, J47, 162, 177, 286 Attraction (see Gravitation) August Meteors (see Meteors, August Dis- plays) Base-line, 87 Belts of Jupiter, 185 Betelgeuse, 248, 262 Bol1des (see Meteors) Callisto, 190 Canopus, 237 Capella, 104, 253 Cassiopeia, 7, 99, 101 Centaur, 237 Centrifugal and Centr1petal Forces, 29, 144 Cepheus, 184 DEGREES Charles' Wa1n (see Great Bear) Chromatosphere (see Sun, Chromasphere) Cloven-Disc Theory, 265 Cluster of Stars (see Stars, Clusters) Coal-sack, 263, 269 Coloured Stars (see Stars, Coloured) Comets, 67, 207, 215 Collisions, Fears of, 69, 217 Coma, 69 Connect1on with Meteors, 208 Connection with Meteorites, 221 Donati's Comet, 217 Encke's Comet, 73 Halley's Comet, 73, 215 Head of, 69 Nature of, 72, 216, 221 Newton's Comet, 74, 2'8 Nucleus of, 68, 215 Numbers of, 70, 112 Comets, Orbits of, 71, 219, 223 Size of, 69, 214 Tails of, 69, 73, 218, 220 Weight of, 69, 72, 217 Constellations (see Stars, Constellations) Corona (see Sun, Corona) Craters on Moon (see Moon, Craters) Cyclones on Sun, 21, 127 Cvgn1, 61, 94, 235, 263, 266 Deimos, 176 Delta Cephei, 248 Disc, 182, 207, 228, 232 Discovery of Neptune, 200-205 Discovery of Companion to Sirius, 241 Log-Star (see Sirius) Donati's Comet, 217 Double-Stars (see Stars, Double) Draco, 102, 184 Earth, 1, 10, 43 Diameter of, 12, 14, 57, 89 Motion on Axis, 7, 33, 99, 118 Motion round Sun, 29, 31, 34, 116 Motion with Sun, 116*118 Mistaken Ideas about, 2-5 Orbit of, 39, 81, 116,120, 159 Size, 14, 15, 21, 47,49, 52, 148 Slan