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CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE INTRODUCTION i I. THE RISING AND THE SETTING OF THE STARS 8 II. CONCERNING THE BRIGHTEST STARS . . 17 III. CAPELLA 30 IV. ARCTURUS 37 V. SPICA 44 VI. VEGA 48 VII. DENEB, OR ARIDED 55 VIII. ALTAIR 63 IX. ANTARES 71 X. FOMALHAUT 78 XI. ALDEBARAN 83 XII. ORION'S BRIGHT STARS 89 XIII. THE HEAVENLY TWINS 98 XIV. THE Two DOG STARS 106 XV. REGULUS 117 XVI. THE NUMBER OF THE STARS .... 123 XVII. THE NAMES OF THE STARS 130 XVIII. THE LIGHT OF THE STARS 138 XIX. THE DISTANCES OF THE STARS . . . 148
XX. DOUBLE STARS 162
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