God's glory in the heavens/Contents

by William Leitch

CONTENTS.

1. PAGE

2. I.

   A JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

3. II.

   THE MOON — IS IT INHABITED? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   25

4. III.

   THE MOON'S INVISIBLE SIDE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   36

5. IV.

   LUNAR LANDSCAPE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   48

6. V.

   THE USES OF THE MOON, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   65

7. VI.

   DISCOVERY OF THE NEW PLANET VULCAN, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   81

8. VII.

   TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   98

9. VIII.

   THE SUN : ITS WORK AND STRUCTURE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   113

10. IX.

    THE CHEMISTRY OF THE SUN, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    130

11. X.

    THE STRUCTURE OF COMETS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    142

12. XI.

    THE HISTORY OF COMETS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    159

13. XII.

    THE STRUCTURE OF THE PLANETS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    176

14. XIII.

    THE STRUCTURE OF SATURN'S RINGS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    193

15. XIV.

    THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    212

16. XV.

    STELLAR GROUPING, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    227

17. XVI.

    THE OBSERVATORY, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    237

18. XVII.

    ASTRONOMY IN AMERICA, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    253

19. XVIII.

    THE STABILITY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    274

20. XIX.

    THE ETERNITY OF MATTER, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    290

21. XX.

    THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    299

SYNOPTICAL TABLES.

1. PAGE

2. THE SOLAR SYSTEM—

3. Laws of Motion, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   331

4. Kepler's Laws, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   331

5. Law of Gravitation, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   331

6. Elements of Elliptical Motion, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   332

7. Secular Variations in Orbit, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   332

8. Number of Bodies of Solar System ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   332

9. Laws of Light, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   332

10. Bode's Law of Planetary Distances, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    332

11. Exterior and Interior Planets, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    333

12. Kirkwood's Law, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    333

13. Planetary Elements, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    333

14. THE SUN, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    334

15. MERCURY, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    335

16. VENUS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    336

17. THE EARTH, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    337

18. THE MOON, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    339

19. MARS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    342

20. ASTEROIDS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    343

21. JUPITER, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    345

22. JUPITER'S SATELLITES, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    347

23. SATURN, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    347

24. SATURN'S RINGS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    348

25. SATURN'S SATELLITES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    349

26. URANUS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    349

27. URANUS' SATELLITES, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    351

28. NEPTUNE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    351

29. NEPTUNE'S SATELLITES, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    352

30. COMETS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    352

31. DOUBLE STARS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    356

32. NEBULÆ, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    356

33. METEORIC ZONES, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    357

34. FIXED STARS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    358

35. TELESCOPE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    359