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

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Recreations in Astronomy, by Henry WarrenThis 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.netTitle: Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic WorkAuthor: Henry WarrenRelease Date: April 14, 2005 [EBook #15620]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK RECREATIONS IN ASTRONOMY ***Produced by Robert J. Hall.[Page ii][Illustration: THE CONSTELLATIONS OF ORION AND TAURUS.NOTES.--Star a in Taurus is red, has eight metals; moves east (page227). At o above tip of right horn is the Crab Nebula (page 219).In Orion, a is variable, has five metals; recedes 22 miles persecond. b, d, e, x, r, etc., are double stars, the component partsof various colors and magnitudes (page 212, note). l and i aretriple; s, octuple; th, multiple, surrounded by a fine Nebula (page218).][Page iii]RECREATIONS IN ASTRONOMYWITH_DIRECTIONS FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS AND TELESCOPIC WORK_BYHENRY WHITE WARREN, D.D.AUTHOR OF "SIGHTS AND INSIGHTS; OR, KNOWLEDGE BY TRAVEL," ETC.WITH EIGHTY-THREE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS OF STARS[Page v][Greek: TAEI PSUCHAEI TAEI AGAPAETAEI ASTRAPOUSAEI KAI ISAGGEDOI][Page vii]PREFACE.All sciences are making an advance, but ...