Recreations in Astronomy - With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Recreations in Astronomy, by Henry Warren This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Author: Henry Warren Release Date: April 14, 2005 [EBook #15620] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK RECREATIONS IN ASTRONOMY *** Produced by Robert J. Hall. Page ii THE CONSTELLATIONS OF ORION AND TAURUS. NOTES.—Star α in Taurus is red, has eight metals; moves east (page 227). At o above tip of right horn is the Crab Nebula (page 219). In Orion, α is variable, has five metals; recedes 22 miles per second. β, δ, ε, ξ, ρ, etc., are double stars, the component parts of various colors and magnitudes (page 212, note). λ and ι are triple; σ, octuple; θ, multiple, surrounded by a fine Nebula (page 218). Page iii RECREATIONS IN ASTRONOMY WITH DIRECTIONS FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS AND TELESCOPIC WORK BY HENRY WHITE WARREN, D.D. AUTHOR OF "SIGHTS AND INSIGHTS; OR, KNOWLEDGE BY TRAVEL," ETC. WITH EIGHTY-THREE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS OF STARS Page vΤΗΙ ΨΥΧΗΙ ΤΗΙ ΑΓΑΠΗΤΗΙ ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΟΥΣΗΙ ΚΑΙ ΙΣΑΓΓΕΔΩΙ Page viiPREFACE. All sciences are making an advance, but Astronomy is moving at the double-quick.