A voyage in space; a course of six lectures "adapted to a juvenile auditory" delivered at the Royal Institution at Xmas 1913 (1915)
Turner, Herbert Hall, 1861-1930 · London Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 137
e ? Now not only is such a telescope awkward toset up, but it is rather awkward to work after ithas been set up, unless special arrangements aremade. One modern comfort is the rising andfalling floor which I mentioned in connection with n6 A VOYAGE IN SPACE the Yerkes Observatory. It was designed… … Fie 32.-—The Victoria Telescope at theCape of Good Hope. telescope, but before doing so I want to remindyou that since our Earth is steadily turning roundon its axis, a telescope would soon lose a star unlessthere is clockwork to counteract the Earths motion.You know how the various constellations…
Astronomy -- Juvenile literature
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