# God's glory in the heavens/Contents

CONTENTS.
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* I.A JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* II.THE MOON — IS IT INHABITED?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
* III.THE MOON'S INVISIBLE SIDE,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
* IV.LUNAR LANDSCAPE,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
* V.THE USES OF THE MOON,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
* VI.DISCOVERY OF THE NEW PLANET VULCAN,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................81
* VII.TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................98
* VIII.THE SUN : ITS WORK AND STRUCTURE,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................113
* IX.THE CHEMISTRY OF THE SUN,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................130
* X.THE STRUCTURE OF COMETS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................142
* XI.THE HISTORY OF COMETS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
* XII.THE STRUCTURE OF THE PLANETS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176
* XIII.THE STRUCTURE OF SATURN'S RINGS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................193
* XIV.THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................212
* XV.STELLAR GROUPING,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................227
* XVI.THE OBSERVATORY,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................237
* XVII.ASTRONOMY IN AMERICA,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................253
* XVIII.THE STABILITY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................274
* XIX.THE ETERNITY OF MATTER,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................290
* XX.THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................299
SYNOPTICAL TABLES.
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* THE SOLAR SYSTEM—
* Laws of Motion,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* Kepler's Laws,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* Law of Gravitation,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* Elements of Elliptical Motion,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................332
* Secular Variations in Orbit,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................332
* Number of Bodies of Solar System................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................332
* Laws of Light,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................332
* Bode's Law of Planetary Distances,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................332
* Exterior and Interior Planets,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333
* Kirkwood's Law,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333
* Planetary Elements,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333
* THE SUN,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................334
* MERCURY,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................335
* VENUS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................336
* THE EARTH,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................337
* THE MOON,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................339
* MARS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................342
* ASTEROIDS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................343
* JUPITER,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................345
* JUPITER'S SATELLITES,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................347
* SATURN,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................347
* SATURN'S RINGS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................348
* SATURN'S SATELLITES................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................349
* URANUS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................349
* URANUS' SATELLITES,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................351
* NEPTUNE,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................351
* NEPTUNE'S SATELLITES,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................352
* COMETS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................352
* DOUBLE STARS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................356
* NEBULÆ,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................356
* METEORIC ZONES,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................357
* FIXED STARS,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................358
* TELESCOPE,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................359