Astronomy with an Opera-glass: A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical InstrumentsServiss, Garrett Putman
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Astronomy with an Opera-glass: A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments
Serviss, Garrett Putman
Astronomy
Corvus, map of, 26.
mythology of, 25.
"Crimson Star," 110.
Crisian Sea, 127.
Cynosura, a name of Ursa Minor, 29.
Cygnus, map of, 56.
Cyrillus, 135.
Dabih ([beta] Capricorni), 65.
Dark Stars, Bessel's suggestion about, 114.
Davy, Humphry, on life in other worlds, 147.
Delta Canis Majoris, 112.
Cephei, 88.
Tauri, 99.
Deltoton, 75.
Denebola ([beta] Leonis), 12, 14, 24.
Dipper, the Great, 10, 27.
Dog-Days, origin of the, 111.
Dog-Star, 111.
Dolphin, map of the, 56.
mythology of the, 55.
Draco, map of, 58.
mythology of, 57.
El Nath, 22, 97.
Epsilon Leonis, 12.
Lyrae, 49.
Tauri, 99.
Virginis, 51.
Equinox, autumnal, 52.
vernal, 74.
Eridanus, map of, 93.
Eta Aquilae, 55.
Field-glass, 6.
Field of the Nebulae, 51.
Flammarion, on [alpha] Capricorni, 65.
Flood traditions connected with the Pleiades, 101, 102.
Focus, importance of a sharp, 11.
Fomalhaut, 63.
Fontenelle, "Plurality of Worlds," 60.
Galileo, his telescope an opera-glass, 4.
his description of Praesepe, 15.
his description of the moon, 118.
power of his telescope, 119.
Gamma Andromedae, 79, 82.
Leonis, 11.
Pegasi, 70.
Tauri, 99.
Virginis, 51.
"Garnet Star" (Mu Cephei), 88.
Gemini, map of, 18.
mythology of, 19.
Genesis, a celestial, 68.
Giedi ([alpha] Capricorni), 65.
Glass, use of smoked or colored, 130, 146.
Goldschmidt sees a nebula in the Pleiades, 104.
Gomelza, 20.
Gore, estimate of the stars in 13 M, 45.
"Grape-Gatherer" ([epsilon] Virginis), 51.
Grensted, Rev. Mr., suggestion about lunar rays, 132.
Grimaldi, 130.
Halley's comet and Crab Nebula, 97.
Hamal ([alpha] Arietis), 74.
Haemus Mountains, 128.
Henry, Paul and Prosper, photographs of the Pleiades, 105.
Hercules, map of, 44.
mythology of, 45.
motion of solar system toward, 43.
Herschel, William, discovers Uranus, 19.
computation of stars in 13 M, 45.
advice about seeing star-colors, 88.
thinks he sees lunar volcano, 125.
John, description of 8 M, 34.
suggestion about [alpha] Capricorni, 65.
Holden, Prof., on the Milky-Way, 40.
structure of Ring Nebula, 105.
Hooke, discovers first telescopic double star, 75.
Hyades, 89, 95, 98, 99.
Hydra, map of part of, 26.
mythology of, 16.
Hydra's Heart (Alphard), 16.
Humboldt Sea, 130.
Jeaurat, chart of the Pleiades, 104.
Job's coffin, 55.
Jupiter, 141.
satellites of, 142.
Kappa Argus, 116.
Tauri, 100.
Kepler observes the star of 1604, 42.
Kingsley, story of Andromeda, 77.
"King's lucky star," 67.
Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris), 27.
Lake of Death, 129.
of Dreams, 129.
Land of Drought, 130.
of Hoar Frost, 130.
Leo, map of, 12.
mythology of, 13.
sickle-shaped figure in, 9, 14.
Lepus, map of, 93.
Lick telescope, views of Milky-Way, 40.
views of Ring Nebula, 105.
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