An edition of Half-hours with the summer stars (1911)

Half-hours with the summer stars

Half-hours with the summer stars
Mary Proctor, Mary Proctor
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An edition of Half-hours with the summer stars (1911)

Half-hours with the summer stars

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Publisher
A.C. McClurg & co.
Language
English
Pages
232

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First Sentence

"It is pleasant on a summer evening to watch the gorgeous hues of sunset gradually fading as twilight approaches, ushering in the procession of stars."

Table of Contents

I. The Great Bear and the Bear Driver
Page 1
II. Virgo - Spica
Page 6
III. The Great Dipper and the Little Dipper
Page 11
IV. Corona Borealis - Serpens - Ophiuchus - Scorpio
Page 15
V. The New Comet (Metcalf''s)
Page 20
VI. Draco, The Dragon
Page 24
VII. Hercules, The Phantom Kneeler
Page 30
VIII. The Ringed Planet Saturn
Page 35
IX. The Moon
Page 40
X. Vega, Altair, and Deneb in the Northern Cross (Cygnus)
Page 45
XI. Capella and Cassiopeia
Page 50
XII. Cepheus and Adromeda
Page 55
XIII. Perseus, The Rescuer
Page 60
XIV. Algol, The Demon Star
Page 65
XV. The Square of Pegasus
Page 70
XVI. Capricornus, Sagittarius, and the Planet Uranus
Page 75
XVII. Distances of the Stars
Page 80
XVIII. A Starlit Night
Page 85
XIX. Legends od the Pleiades
Page 91
XX. Marvels of the Pleiades
Page 96
XXI. Ruddy Aldebaran
Page 102
XXII. Legends of Orion
Page 107
XXIII. Wonders of the Constellation Orion
Page 112
XXIV. Sirius, The Dog-Star
Page 117
XXV. Castor, Pollux, and Procyon
Page 123
XXVI. August Meteoric Display
Page 129
XXVII. Did Life First Come to This Earth in a Meteor?
Page 138
XXVIII. Folklore of the Moon
Page 151
XXIX. The Moon and the Weather
Page 183
XXX. Romance of the Double Stars
Page 191
XXXI. Legends of the Milky Way
Page 199
XXXII. Wonders of the Milky Way
Page 207
XXXIII. Vacant Regions in the Milky Way
Page 211
XXXIV. Richter's Dream
Page 221
Index
Page 227

Edition Notes

Published in
Chicago

Classifications

Library of Congress
QB46 .B9

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii p., 1 l., 232 p.
Number of pages
232

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6530308M
LCCN
11010399
OCLC/WorldCat
5572904

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