The Friendly Stars - Softcover

Delightful book full of the lore and science of astronomy. Covers the names, light, and distance of the stars, double stars, constellations, and more in an informative and engaging style, entertaining and instructive. "The rich history and lore of the stars presented in an intriguing manner." ? Columbus Dispatch. 25 illustrations. 16 x 30 chart.

When I heard the learned astronomer, When the -proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wandered off by myself, In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, Looked up in perfect silence at the stars. WALT WHITMAN.
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