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The Book of Stars: Being a Simple Explanation of the Stars and Their Uses to Boy LifeCollins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

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The Book of Stars: Being a Simple Explanation of the Stars and Their Uses to Boy Life

Name: The Book of Stars: Being a Simple Explanation of the Stars and Their Uses to Boy Life
Author: Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Astronomy -- Juvenile literature; Stars -- Juvenile literature

—Top view of heliograph                                     41
—Side view of heliograph                                    41
—Heliograph complete                                        42
—Numbered strip for sundial                                 43
—Tin ring for sundial                                       43
—Brass semi-circle with shadow wire                         44
—Sundial complete                                           44
—To find the North by a watch                               45
—A star and a planet in a telescope                         46
—Sizes of planets compared                                  48
—Three views of Mercury                                     49
—Mars as seen through a telescope                           49
—Three views of Venus                                       50
—The earth                                                  51
—Jupiter                                                    51
—Saturn                                                     52
—Uranus                                                     53
—Neptune                                                    53
—Marbles on top of table                                    54
—Top view of solar system                                   55
—Solar system in perspective                                56
—Egg shell on plate                                         57
—Boy throwing stone to illustrate centrifugal force         58
—Iron ball pendulum swinging in a plane                     59
—Iron ball pendulum swinging in curved line                 60
—Map of stars on sun’s path                                 62
—Diagram of position of constellations                      63
—Plotting position of planet                                64
—Cross section of the earth                                 67
—Sails of ship can be seen after hull has disappeared       67
—Sailing round the earth                                    68
—The earth moves under the swinging pendulum                69
—If the earth’s equator were in a line with the sun         70
—The earth tilted on its axis                               70
—Light in room to represent sun                             71
—Top spinning on plate                                      72
—Circle around candle marked with seasons                   73
—Apple to represent earth suspended in air                  74
—Position of the earth and sun in autumn                    74
—Position of the earth and sun in winter                    74
—Position of the earth and sun in spring                    74
—Position of the earth and sun in summer                    75

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The Book of Stars: Being a Simple Explanation of the Stars and Their Uses to Boy Life

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