Part 1

OUTLINES

CREATION.

ELISHA NOYCE.

AUTHOR OF

"THE BOY'S BOOK OF INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION."

ILLUSTRATED WITH

FOUR HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS,

THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.

LONDON: WARD & LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET. 1858.

(The right of Translation is reserved.)

Dalziel, Brothers, Camden Press, London.

CONTENTS.

THE SKY.

PAGE

Sky, definition of 1

Stars, what they are 1

Sun, probable planets of 2

Nebulæ 2

Solar system 3

Planets, list of 3

Sun, the source of light 3

" size, diameter, &c. 3

" spots on 3

" compared with size of planets 4

Orbits, elliptical 5

Ellipse, definition of 5

Earth's orbit, form of 6

Mercury 6