The book The Story of the Stars. New Descriptive Astronomy was written by author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886 Here you can read free online of The Story of the Stars. New Descriptive Astronomy book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Story of the Stars. New Descriptive Astronomy a good or bad book?
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28. Can you give any other proof of the rotundity of the earth, besides that named in the text ? 29. Point out the error in the following passage from Byron*s "Darkness" where the poet, in describing the effect of the sun's destruction, says — " I had a dream, * * * * * * which was not all a dream, The bright sun was extinguished, and the stars Did wander darkling in the external space Bay less and pathless." Digitized by VjOOQ IC PKACTICAL QUESTIONS. 285 30. Explain the remark of the First Car...rier in Scene i, Act ii, King Henry IV : " An't be not four by the day, I'll be hanged : Charles' wain is over the new chimney. " 31. Why does not the earth move with equal velocity in all parts of its orbit ? 32. How many Jovian-years old are you ? 33. Why is the sky blue ? 34. At what season of the 3'^ear does Christmas occur in Australia ? 35. What causes the apparent movement of the sun north and south ? 36. On what part of the earth is the twilight the longest ? The shortest ? 37. Name the causes which make our summer longer than winter.
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