Pleasures of the telescope - An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular - Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General - Readers

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Pleasures of the telescope, by Garrett ServissThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Pleasures of the telescopeAn Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a PopularDescription of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for GeneralReadersAuthor: Garrett ServissRelease Date: May 10, 2009 [EBook #28752]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PLEASURES OF THE TELESCOPE ***Produced by V. L. Simpson, Nigel Blower and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Thisfile was produced from images generously made availableby The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)Pleasures of the TelescopePLEASURES OF THETELESCOPEAN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE FOR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERSAND A POPULAR DESCRIPTION OF THE CHIEFWONDERS OF THE HEAVENS FORGENERAL READERSBYGARRETT P. SERVISSAUTHOR OF ASTRONOMY WITH AN OPERA-GLASS"This being made, He yearned for worlds tomakeFrom other chaos out beyond our night—For to create is still God's prime delight.The large moon, all alone, sailed her darklake,And the first tides were moving to her might;Then Darkness trembled, and began to quakeBig with the birth of stars, and when He spakeA million worlds leapt into radiant light."Lloyd Mifflin.WITH MANY ...