The Elements of Descriptive Astronomy (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Elements of Descriptive AstronomyI have to acknowledge much valuable assistance in the preparation of this book. The diagrams have been drawn, according to my directions, by my sister, Miss A. K. Tan cock. The Rev. T. E. R. Phillips kindly lent me his original drawings of Jupiter and Mars for the photographs of Mars I am indebted to Dr. Percival Lowell, and Mr. G. F. Chambers has kindly permitted the inclusion of De la Rue's drawing of Saturn from his Handbook of Astro nomy (clarendon Press). The remaining plates are repro duced by the kind permission of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich -lick Observatory, Yerkes Observatory, Mount Wilson Observatory, Dr. E. E. Barnard, Mr. J. Granville Wilson, and Monsieur P. Puiseux, of Paris. I must also express my thanks to the Royal Astronomical Society for permission to reproduce illustrations which' have appeared in their publications, and to Mr. Charles Everitt, who has given me much assistance in preparing the book for press.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.