Astronomy for Young AustraliansFront matterReading editionChapter navigation18 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.DAILY MOTION OF THE EARTH.ROTUNDITY OF THE EARTH.SIZE OF THE WORLDTHE EARTH NOT QUITE ROUND.ANNUAL MOTION.THE SEASONS.PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES.FIXED STARS NOT FIXED.DISTANCES AND SIZES OF THE STARS.CONSTELLATIONS.DOUBLE STARS.PERIODICAL AND VARIABLE STARS.MILKY WAY.THE NEBULÆ.THE SUN AND PLANETS.REVIEWS OF MR. BONWICK’S COLONIAL WORKS. ROBERTSON, PUBLISHER.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.All chapters and sections (18)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.DAILY MOTION OF THE EARTH.ROTUNDITY OF THE EARTH.SIZE OF THE WORLDTHE EARTH NOT QUITE ROUND.ANNUAL MOTION.THE SEASONS.PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES.FIXED STARS NOT FIXED.DISTANCES AND SIZES OF THE STARS.CONSTELLATIONS.DOUBLE STARS.PERIODICAL AND VARIABLE STARS.MILKY WAY.THE NEBULÆ.THE SUN AND PLANETS.REVIEWS OF MR. BONWICK’S COLONIAL WORKS. ROBERTSON, PUBLISHER.MELBOURNE: PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL MULLEN, COLLINS STREET EAST. 1866.◇PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. →