Stars of the southern skies
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1. Front matter2. THE GREEK LETTERS3. INTRODUCTION4. I THE CONSTELLATIONS OF THE SOUTH: MODERN GROUPS5. II THE CONSTELLATIONS OF THE SOUTH: ANCIENT GROUPS6. III THE TEN BRIGHTEST STARS OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE7. IV STARS OF DIFFERENT AGES8. V SOME NEAR NEIGHBOURS9. VI DOUBLE AND MULTIPLE STARS10. VII THE ASTONISHING STAR, ETA ARGŪS11. VIII MIRA, THE WONDERFUL STAR12. IX ECLIPSING STARS13. X SHORT-PERIOD VARIABLE STARS14. XI IRREGULAR AND DOUBTFUL VARIABLES15. XII STAR-CLUSTERS16. XIII GLOBULAR STAR-CLUSTERS17. XIV NEBULAE18. XV OTHER TYPES OF NEBULAE19. XVI THE CLOUDS OF MAGELLAN20. XVII THE MILKY WAY