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The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life

Collins, Archie Frederick, 1869- · 1920 · New York D. Appleton · 1 picture

An introductory astronomy manual for boys by Archie Frederick Collins, published by D. Appleton in New York in 1920. Its figures are plain line diagrams — labelled circles marking tangent, opposition and diameter, dotted orbital ellipses of the solar system, dashed rays from the sun striking a figure's hand — with hand-lettered captions set along the lines.

Astronomy -- Juvenile literature · Stars

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