Section Iii.—the Solar System.

By Agnes M. Clerke.

I. THE SOLAR SYSTEM AS A WHOLE 229 II. THE SUN 237 III. THE SUN’S SURROUNDINGS 253 IV. THE INTERIOR PLANETS 273 V. THE EARTH AND MOON 283 VI. THE PLANET MARS 297 VII. THE ASTEROIDS 310 VIII. THE PLANET JUPITER 318 IX. THE SATURNIAN SYSTEM 333 X. URANUS AND NEPTUNE 343 XI. FAMOUS COMETS 352 XII. NATURE AND ORIGIN OF COMETS 368 XIII. METEORITES AND SHOOTING STARS 385