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Major, 105 Canis Minor, 21 Capricornus, 83 Cassiopeia, 67 Cepheus, 69 Cerberus, 53 Cetus, 87 Columba, 103 Coma Berenices, 19 Corona Australis, 43 Corona Borealis, 51 Corvus, 23 Crater, 25 Cygnus, 37 Delphinus, 41 Draco, 33 Equ[:u]leus, 71 Eridanus, 111 Gemini, 9 Gloria Frederica, 73 Hercules, 53 Herschel's Telescope, 11 Hydra, 15 Leo, 17 Leo Minor, 95 Lepus, 101 Libra, 49 Lupus, 47 Lynx, 95 Lyra, 35 Monoceros, 109 Musca, 89 Ophiuchus, 45 Orion, 99 Pegasus, 71 Perseus, 75 Pisces, 77 Piscis Australis, 81 Sagitta, 37 Sagittarius, 43 Scorpius, 47 Serpens, 45 Sobieski's Shield, 39 Taurus, 97 Triangulum, 79 Ursa Major, 5 Ursa Minor, 7 Virgo, 57 Vulpecular and Anser, 41 Popular Books on Astronomy By William Tyler Olcott _Excellently arranged, and copiously illustrated, these little manuals--real field-books--should prove valuable for all who want to become familiar with the stars_ A Field Book of the Stars _16mo. With Fifty Diagrams._ To facilitate the fascinating recreation of star-gazing the author has designed this field-book. 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. Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when one is engaged in the observation of the heavens. In Starland with a Three-Inch Telescope A Conveniently Arranged Guide for the Use of the Amateur Astronomer _16mo. With Forty Diagrams of the Constellations and Eight of the Moon._ The _raison d'etre_ therefore for the book is convenience and arrangement. The author has found by experience that what the student most needs when he is observing with a telescope, is a page to glance at that will serve as a guide to the object he desires to view, and which affords concise data relative to that object. The diagrams therefore direct the student's vision and the subject-matter affords the necessary information in each case. Star Lore of All Ages A Collection of M
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