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59. ERICSSON’S NEW SOLAR ENGINE, NOW IN PRACTICAL USE IN NEW YORK 113

60. SATURN 119

61. THE EQUATORIAL TELESCOPE AT WASHINGTON 122

62. JUPITER, MOON, AND SHADOW 125

63. THREE VIEWS OF MARS 129

64. MAP OF MARS 129

65. THE MOON 137

66. THE FULL MOON 141

67. GLASS GLOBE, CRACKED 145

68. PLATO AND THE LUNAR ALPS 149

69. THE LUNAR APENNINES: ARCHIMEDES 153

70. VESUVIUS AND NEIGHBORHOOD OF NAPLES 157

71. PTOLEMY AND ARZACHEL 161

72. MERCATOR AND CAMPANUS 165

73. WITHERED HAND 168

74. IDEAL LUNAR LANDSCAPE AND EARTH-SHINE 169

75. WITHERED APPLE 171

76. GASSENDI. NOV. 7, 1867 173

77. THE CAMP AT MOUNT WHITNEY 177

78. VESUVIUS DURING AN ERUPTION 183

79. METEORS OBSERVED NOV. 13 AND 14, 1868, BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND FIVE O’CLOCK, A. M. 189

80. COMET OF DONATI, SEPT. 16, 1858 201

81. “A PART OF A COMET” 203

82. COMET OF DONATI, SEPT. 24, 1858 205

83. COMET OF DONATI, OCT. 3, 1858 209

84. COMET OF DONATI, OCT. 9, 1858 213

85. COMET OF DONATI, OCT. 5, 1858 217

86. TYPES OF STELLAR SPECTRA 222

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