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<p>And now, while thanking my readers for having followed me so far in this descriptive account of the marvels of the Cosmos, I must inquire what philosophical impression has been produced on their minds by these celestial excursions to the other worl... On Methods
<p>How Celestial Distances are Determined, and how the Sun is Weighed</p> <p>I will not do my readers the injustice to suppose that they will be alarmed at the title of this Lesson, and that they do not employ some "method" in their own lives. I even ... Our Star The Sun
<p>In the incessant agitation of daily life in which we are involved by the thousand superfluous wants of modern "civilization," one is prone to assume that existence is complete only when it reckons to the good an incalculable number of petty inciden... The Comets
<p>Shooting Stars, Bolides, Uranoliths or Meteoric Stones</p> <p>What marvels have been reviewed by our dazzled eyes since the outset of these discussions! We first surveyed the magnificent host of stars that people the vast firmament of Heaven; next ... The Constellations
<p>In <a href="#CHAPTER_I">Chapter I</a> we saw the Earth hanging in space, like a globe isolated on all sides, and surrounded at vast distances by a multitude of stars.</p> <p>These fiery orbs are suns like that which illuminates ourselves. They shin... The Contemplation Of The Heavens
<p>The crimson disk of the Sun has plunged beneath the Ocean. The sea has decked itself with the burning colors of the orb, reflected from the Heavens in a mirror of turquoise and emerald. The rolling waves are gold and silver, and break noisily on a ... The Earth
<p>Our grand celestial journey lands us upon our own little planet, on this globe that gravitates between Mars and Venus (between War and Love), circulating like her brothers of the solar system, around the colossal Sun.</p> <p>The Earth! The name ev... The Eclipses
<p>Among all the celestial phenomena at which it may be our lot to assist during our contemplation of the universe, one of the most magnificent and imposing is undoubtedly that which we are now going to consider.</p> <p>The hirsute comets, and shootin... The Moon
<p>It is the delightful hour when all Nature pauses in the tranquil calm of the silent night.</p> <p>The Sun has cast his farewell gleams upon the weary Earth. All sound is hushed. And soon the stars will shine out one by one in the bosom of the somb... The Planets
<p><em>A.</em>&mdash;Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars</p> <p>And now we are in the Solar System, at the center, or, better, at the focus of which burns the immense and dazzling orb. We have appreciated the grandeur and potency of the solar globe, whos... The Planets 2
<p><em>B.</em>&mdash;Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.</p> <p>Before we attack the giant world of our system, we must halt for a few moments upon the minor planets which circulate between the orbit of Mars and that of Jupiter. These minute asters, li... The Stars Suns Of The Infinite
<p>A Journey through Space</p> <p>We have seen from the foregoing summary of the principal Constellations that there is great diversity in the brightness of the stars, and that while our eyes are dazzled with the brilliancy of certain orbs, others, o...

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