Sun Lore of All Ages
A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and its Worship
By William Tyler Olcott
Author of “Star Lore of All Ages,” “A Field Book of the Stars,” etc.
_8^o. With 30 Illustrations. $2.50 net. By mail, $2.70_
A companion volume to _Star Lore of All Ages_ by the same author. It
comprises a compilation of the myths, legends, and facts concerning the
sun, of equal interest to the lay-reader or to the student.
The literature of the subject is teeming with interest, linked as it
is with the life story of mankind from the cradle of the race to the
present day, for the solar myth lies at the very foundation of all
mythology, and as such must forever claim pre-eminence.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York London
A Beginner’s Star-Book
An Easy Guide to the Stars and to the Astronomical Uses of the
Opera-Glass, the Field-Glass, and the Telescope
By Kelvin McKready
_Square 8vo. Including 70 Illustrations._
_$2.75 net. Postage Additional_
This volume, peculiarly definite and helpful in method, is especially
adapted to the practical needs of those who wish a well illustrated
and clearly written handbook,--accurate in its scientific information
and yet popular enough to meet the wishes of the average man or woman.
The book is distinguished from other volumes on popular astronomy by
a novel system of mapping, and by an unusually full discussion of the
uses of the simpler astronomical instruments. Special care has been
given to reproductions of recent astronomical photographs.
“_Mr. McKready’s book is the finest thing for the beginner that I have
ever seen. It is a pleasure to read a book so excellent in so many
different ways. I have never seen photographs reproduced better. I have
never seen maps of the heavens so intelligible to the beginner, and
I have never read explanations so concise and yet so complete as in
this book._”--Prof. S. A. Mitchell, Department of Astronomy, Columbia
University, New York City.
New York G. P. Putnam’s Sons London
A Revised Edition of a Standard Work
A Field Book of the Stars
By William Tyler Olcott
Author of “Star Lore of All Ages,” etc.
_Second Edition, Revised. With Additional Material. 16^o._
_With Fifty Diagrams. $1.00 net. By mail, $1.10_
In the new edition of this standard work the author has given full
information, together with diagrams representing the result of the
latest investigations. All matters of a technical or theoretical nature
have been omitted. Only what the reader can observe with the naked eye
or with an opera-glass have been included in it.
Excellently arranged and copiously illustrated, this manual is a real
field-book and will prove valuable for all who wish to become familiar
with the stars.
New York G. P. Putnam’s Sons London
Star Lore of All Ages
A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts, Concerning the
Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere
By William Tyler Olcott
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