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ASTRONOMY FOR YOUNG FOLKS

ASTRONOMY

for

YOUNG FOLKS

ISABEL MARTIN LEWIS, A. M.

(Connected with the Nautical Almanac Office of the U. S. Naval Observatory)

NEW YORK DUFFIELD AND COMPANY 1922

Copyright, 1921, by THE CENTURY COMPANY

Copyright, 1922, by DUFFIELD AND COMPANY

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

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