미국의 과학자가 밤하늘의 별을보고 1월에서 12월까지의 별자리를 그림으로 그려보고 이를 설명하였고 또한 도표로 정리하여서 책으로 만듬.

CONTENTS
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Preface xiii
I. The Constellations 3
II. January 15
III. February 21
IV. March 28
V. April 35
VI. May 41
VII. June 49
VIII. July 56
IX. August 64
X. September 71
XI. October 78
XII. November 84
XIII. December 90
XIV. Stars of the Southern Hemisphere 96
XV. The Milky Way or Galaxy 107
XVI. The Surface of the Sun 113
XVII. The Solar System 119
XVIII. The Origin of the Earth 127
XIX. Jupiter and His Nine Moons 139
XX. The Rings and Moons of Saturn 148
XXI. Is the Moon a Dead World 156
XXII. Comets 165
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XXIII. Meteorites 173
XXIV. The Earth As a Magnet 183
XXV. Some Effects of the Earth's Atmosphere Upon Sunlight 193
XXVI. Keeping Track of the Moon 207
XXVII. The Motions of the Heavenly Bodies 216
XXVIII. The Evolution of the Stars―From Red Giants to Red Dwarfs 225
XXIX. Double and Multiple Stars 230
XXX. Astronomical Distances 241
XXXI. Some Astronomical Facts Worth Remembering 250