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Stories of the Stars
FORGOTTEN CLASSICS FAMILY LIBRARY Libraries of Hope
Compiled HandbookFrom:ofNature
Among the Stars or Wonderful Things in the Sky, by Agnes Giberne, New York: American Tract Society.
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Study, by Anna Botsford Comstock, Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, (1911).
Stories of the Stars
Libraries of Hope, Inc. Appomattox, Virginia 24522
The Storyland of Stars, by Mara L. Pratt, Boston: Educational Publishing Company, (1892).
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Star Stories for Little Folks, by Gerturde Chandler Warner, Boston, Chicago: The Pilgrim Press, (1918).
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Table of Contents Handbook of Nature Study....................................................... 1 The Storyland of Stars ................................................3 Astronomy ................................................................................ 8 Early Astronomers .................................................................. 11 The Ptolemaic System:The Copernican System and Kepler’s Laws .............................................................. 14 Galileo .................................................................................... 21 Among the Stars.......................................................27 The Star that Could not be Found ......................................... 29 What About the Stars? ........................................................... 36 Folded Wings.......................................................................... 44 How Stars Rise and Set........................................................... 54 Stars in Daylight ..................................................................... 65 The Round Earth.................................................................... 74 Things Big and Beautiful ........................................................ 83 Ikon’s New “Little Moon.” ..................................................... 93 Shine and Shadow ................................................................101 The Size of the Sun...............................................................110 Many Worlds ........................................................................117 Many Distances ....................................................................124 “Far, Far Away”....................................................................135 Summer and Winter .............................................................146 Letters to and Fro .................................................................159 A Dream Without an Ending ...............................................169 Unfolded Wings....................................................................179 Mr. Fritz’s Story ....................................................................186 Things Light and Heavy........................................................206 Another Story .......................................................................216 Why The Story Was Not Ended...........................................229 A Sequel to the Story............................................................238 What Might Have Been Seen ...............................................266
Table of Contents Continued How the Moon Goes Round .................................................274 Stella .....................................................................................282 Star Journeyings ....................................................................288 Fast, Yet Slow........................................................................294 How Many Stars There Are!.................................................301 A Few More Questions .........................................................311 Star Stories for Little Folks..................................... 321 I. The Two Dippers...............................................................324 II. Auriga, The Wagoner ......................................................327 III. Taurus, The Bull.............................................................330 IV. Orion ..............................................................................333 V. Gemini, The Twins ..........................................................336 VI. Canis Major, The Great Dog ..........................................338 VII. Leo, The Lion ................................................................341 VIII. Boötes, The Herdsman ................................................344 IX. Corona, The Northern Crown........................................347 X. Lyra, The Lyre..................................................................350 XI. Cygnus, The Swan ..........................................................353 XII. XIV.XIII.Scorpio...........................................................................356Sagittarius,TheArcher................................................358TheSquareOfPegasus,TheTriangle,AndAries,TheRam........................................................361 XV. Cassiopeia’s Chair .........................................................364 XVI. The Planets ..................................................................367 Poems About Stars................................................................371
By Ann Botsford Comstock
Handbook of Nature Study
By Mara L. Pratt
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Astronomy
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Early Astronomers
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The Star that Could not be Found
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What About the Stars?
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Chapter V Stars in Daylight
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Chapter VI The Round Earth
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Things Big and Beautiful
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Ikon’s New “Little Moon.”
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Chapter IX Shine and Shadow
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The Size of the Sun
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Chapter X
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Chapter XI Many Worlds
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Chapter XII Many Distances
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“Far, Far Away”
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Chapter XIV Summer and Winter
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Chapter XV Letters to and Fro
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Chapter XVII Unfolded Wings
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Things Light and Heavy
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Chapter XX Another Story
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Why The Story Was Not Ended
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How the Moon Goes Round
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Chapter XXV Stella
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Chapter XXVI Star Journeyings
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Chapter XXVII Fast, Yet Slow
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Chapter XXVIII
How Many Stars There Are!
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A Few More Questions
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Star Stories for Little Folks
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Preface
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Star Stories for Little Folks
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I. The Two Dippers
Look for the Dippers early in November
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II. Auriga, The Wagoner Look for Auriga during the middle of November
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You can see this during December
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III. Taurus, The Bull
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IV. Orion
Orion can best be seen early in January
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V. Gemini, The Twins
Look for this during the middle of January
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You will find this early in February
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VII. Leo, The Lion Look for Leo late in March
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VIII. Boötes, The Herdsman
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IX. Corona, The Northern Crown You can find the Crown early in May
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X. Lyra, The Lyre Look for this in early June
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The Swan is visible early in July
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Look for this late in July
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XIII. Sagittarius, The Archer Wait until the last of August for this
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XIV. The Square Of Pegasus, The Triangle, And Aries, The Ram
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These will be visible late in September
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Look for the Chair late in October
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XV. Cassiopeia’s Chair
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XVI. The Planets
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