The Stars and Constellations. A New Method by Which All the More Conspicuous Stars, Constellations, and Other Objects of Interest in the Heavens, That Are Visible to the Naked Eye, Can Be Easily and Certainly Identified.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, Publishers, 1885. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2335087
First edition. Front board spotted, endpapers lightly foxed. Binding tight, text clean and unmarked.
32 pp. A surprisingly scarce guide to the recognition of the names and positions of stars and constellations, using a method the author in his preface calls 'meridian observation.' From the preface: "This method, as adapted for naked eye observations, was used by the author under the head of 'Evening Skies for Young Astronomers' in the Almanac for 1884, published in the St. Nicholas Magazine for that year..." Includes: charts giving the time of the 'southing' and 'rising' of the stars; introductory information on stars, constellations, star names, and the zodiac; images of 13 constellations, with information on the stars they include, and their magnitude and astronomical designation; a table of the equation of time; a list of named objects in this work; and an alphabetical index.
Price: $175.00