The story of the universe. Volume 1 (of 4)
- Subtitle
- The starry skies
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1. Front matter2. THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE3. PREFACE4. INTRODUCTION5. ILLUSTRATIONS6. THE HEAVENS.—Amédée Guillemin7. SPACE.—Richard A. Proctor8. EXTENT OF THE SIDEREAL HEAVENS.—Sir Robert S. Ball9. THE STARS.—Amédée Guillemin10. THE LUCID STARS.—J. E. Gore11. THE CONSTELLATIONS.—Camille Flammarion12. THE ARABIAN HEAVENS.—Ludwig Ideler13. ASTRONOMY WITHOUT A TELESCOPE.—J. E. Gore14. THE MILKY WAY.—Richard A. Proctor15. THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS—ZODIACAL LIGHT—STAR GROUPS.—Amédée Guillemin16. THE NEBULÆ AND SWARMS OF SUNS.—J. E. Gore17. THE GREAT NEBULA OF ORION.—Sir Robert S. Ball18. COLORED, DOUBLE, MULTIPLE, BINARY, VARIABLE AND TEMPORARY STARS.—J. E. Gore19. A WORLD ON FIRE—NOVA PERSEI.—Alexander W. Roberts20. TELESCOPES.—A. Fowler21. METEORS.—Sir Robert S. Ball22. COMETS.—Sir John Herschel23. LIFE IN OTHER WORLDS.—J. E. Gore24. THE SUN—WHAT WE LEARN FROM IT.—Richard A. Proctor25. MERCURY.—William F. Denning26. THE PLANET VENUS.—Camille Flammarion27. THE EARTH AS A PLANET.—Élisée Reclus28. THE MOON.—Thomas Gwyn Elger29. MARS.—Agnes M. Clerke30. THE PLANETOIDS.—Camille Flammarion31. JUPITER.—Agnes M. Clerke32. SATURN.—Agnes M. Clerke33. URANUS AND NEPTUNE.—William F. Denning