The Stellar Heavens
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I is f sc e e d t o e e e hu d ed e and t a a inating work , xt n ing n arly s v n n r pag s , d ealing in popu lar langu age with som e of the most interesting of t he d is ' ver ies and f m e s — Dail N ews co spe cu lations o astrono r . y . M F mm is u d c c m e he has e de ed od . la arion a so n pra ti al astrono r ; r n r go and l b u e v c e the c e c e and he e e u b e f cu of a orio s s r i to s i n , poss ss s a val a l a lty u l e The u m e fu e and wel u ed me pop ar xposition . vol is pro s ly l ill strat , so ' f the be m h fi s — at u r d a R o e he e e e ce . S ev iew st plat s aking r t ir r t app aran y . ' A h h ac e m u be c c d ed t o Flam m ar ion s P u A m ig pl st a or op lar strono y. Never be fore has the science o f the heave ns b ee n treate d with su ch fu lness and interest as in this fascinating book ; for Flammarion is a m an of lette rs e m an of c e ce—a m an o f e e t oo e d wed w h the as w ll as a s i n l tt rs , , n o it wondrou s gifts of lu cidity and charm which d istingu ish the best French ’ i e . F m m i b is mu c h m e b b h m e wr t rs la ar on s ook or a sor ing t an ost nov ls , m e m c h m m c e m e e c h m e m et or ro anti t an ost ro an s , or po ti t an ost po s , y ' c and c e fi c c — u d l r c u e . L ate M onth st i tly s i nti ally a rat g y . I m u be c fe s ed h M F am m h . not e s t e e t st on s t at l arion only arr st att ntion , — b u t assists the read er to grasp astronom ical theories a task in whic h le ss ’ ’ u a e s f e fa he he m ak e t h m —Lzfem ¢ or ld e e W . pop l r writ r o t n il w n t y att pt. y The b is m f c o ne and h d t he e d e f m t o ook a ost as inating , ol s r a r ro start h As m u f r h finis . a an al o t ose who wish t o obtain a good gener al know ' ed e of m h l be f u d u e — i S c enc Goss . l g astrono y t is work wil o n nsu rpass d . i e p ’ L N D N CH ATT W N DU S 1 1 1 ST MART N S LAN E W O O O I , . I , . C. TH E STELLA R H EA V EN S ' ‘ A N I T RO U CT IO T O T H E Sf TUDY O F N D N , T HE ST A RS A ND NEBU LZE L E L L ARD GORE H onor ar y [Member of Me Liv erpool A str onom ic a l Soc iety A ssoc iate of Me A str onom ical Soc iety of Wales ; Cor r esponding ( t/ze lo t a t y Tor on A s r onom ic l S ocie y, A U T H O R O F ‘ ’ ‘ T H E SCEN ERY OF T H E H e A VE N s H E VI SI B LE N IV ER E , T U S , ’ ’ ' ‘ T H E WORLDS OF SI ACE S A R G ROU Ps E TC.