Stars, Apparent motion, 107 Attraction, 21 Distance of, 99, 310, 320 Distance, 281, 282 Fixed, Why so called, 20 Fixed, Why, 366 Golden, 274 Magnitude of, 97 How many visible, 95 Measurement, 278 Red, 274 Variable, 274, 291 White, 274 Sun, 24 Attraction of, 156 Attraction of gravitation, 34 Chromatosphere, 32 Cyclones of 30, 136 Density, 26 Destination, 119 Distance of, 25 Eclipse of, 143 Flames, Their height, 31, 151 Flames, Their velocity, 138 Forces and influences, 39 Head of our family, 24 Magnetic power of, 139 Its mottled appearance, 142 Rate of motion, 119 Penumbra, 133 Photosphere, 31, 134 Power of, 39, 137 Rapidity of motion, 26 Revolution on axis, 28 Size, 26, 154 Solar prominence, 32 Spots, 27, 30, 133 Symbol of purity, 380 Umbra, 133 Weight, 27, 154 Swift, Voyage to Laputa, 194 Telescopes, 378, 379, 405 Refractors and reflectors, 405, 408, 410 Tides, 168 Thales, founder of Grecian Astronomy, 367 Toucan, 306 Tycho Brahe, 175, 371, 372, 373 Universe, Definition of, 19 Uranus, 58 Discovery of, 225 Distance of, 123 Venus, Orbit of 51 Is it inhabited? 189 Distance from earth, 186 Phases of, 51, 379 Transits of, 185 Vesta, Size of, 53 Voltaire, Prophecy of, 193 Wilson, 30 Wollaston, Dr. W. H., 345 Wren, 388 Yerkes Observatory, 406 Young, Chas. A., 142, 148 Zodiacal Light, 94, 224, 265 Transcriber's Notes: In the original a link to Sir Isaac Newton was omitted from the List of Illustrations. The transcriber has inserted one. Italics are shown thus: _sloping_. Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained. Perceived typographical errors have been changed.