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Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.

By Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

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HALF-HOURS WITH THE TELESCOPE
Being a popular guide to the use of the telescope as a means of amusement and instruction.
- BY
Richard A. Proctor, B.A., F.R.A.S.,
- Author of "Saturn and its System," Etc.
  - With Illustrations on Stone and Wood.
- With Illustrations on Stone and Wood.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
- PLATE I.—Frontispiece.
- PLATES II., III., IV., and V., illustrating Chapters II., III., IV., and V.
- PLATES VI. and VII., illustrating Chapters VI. and VII.
HALF-HOURS WITH THE TELESCOPE.
CHAPTER I.
- A HALF-HOUR ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE TELESCOPE.
CHAPTER II.
- A HALF-HOUR WITH ORION, LEPUS TAURUS, ETC.
CHAPTER III.
- A HALF-HOUR WITH LYRA, HERCULES, CORVUS, CRATER, ETC.
CHAPTER IV.
- A HALF-HOUR WITH BOOTES, SCORPIO, OPHIUCHUS, ETC.
CHAPTER V.
- A HALF-HOUR WITH ANDROMEDA, CYGNUS, ETC.
CHAPTER VI.
- HALF-HOURS WITH THE PLANETS.
CHAPTER VII.
- HALF-HOURS WITH THE SUN AND MOON.
THE END.
- FOOTNOTES:
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