Evening star., 1934-11-11
PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE STARS IN THEIR COURSE

About November lila that extraor-
dinary shower Of meteors known o.
the Leonids takes place. It Is q good
time to review ones knowledge OF
astronomy. The technology division
Of the Public Library presents . list Of
volumes Of both popular and more
technical nature. selected from the
collection on astronomy.
Introductory.
The Stars, by Harlow shapley. 1877.
LT.Sh2e.
The Reading With q Purpose"
guide to the astronomy.
The Naval Observatory, its history,
activities and organization, by
G. A. Weber. 1876. LS.W38.
Washingtonians are singulariy for
tunate in having . famous observatory
At hand where they may view the
heavens through modern apparatus.
The Pathfinder Star Maps, by z. s.
King. 1925. LTK5s.
Twelve charts of convenient size and
excellent typography:
Popular Works.
A Popular Guide to the Heavens. q
series Of IS plates, with expiana-
tory text and index, by Sir r. S.
Ball. 1926. LR.B2lp.
Exceptionally nne plates In color
make it possible for the interested OBJ
server Of the skies to teach himself.
A Guide to the Consultations, by S. G.
and W. H. Barton. 1928. LT.B2sg.
Large page charts devoted to naked
eye ohservational astronomy"
The Music Of the Spheres, = nature
lovers astronomy, by r. A.
Grondal 1926. LRGeo6.
"An endeavor has been made to ar
range the conscientious in this volume
In the most observation-disclosures
effort way that could possibly be de-
vised and to present them in such .
manner that the student win 20 out
OF doors With . picture Of the poHtion
q the stars IN his mind"
The Stars in Their Courses, by Sir
James Jeans. 1921. LR.J3ls.
Il assumed that my listeners had no
previous scientific knowledge Of any
kind and tried to introduce them to
the fascination Of modern astronomy
and to the wonder Of the universe
We re through the giant telescopes of
today"
Splendors Of the Sky, by I. M. Lewis.
1920. LR.I6sos.
"Something about the wonderful
progress the astronomers are now max
ing In delving into the mysteries of
time and space" told In non-technical
terms.
A Beginners Star Book, an easy guide
to the stars and to the astronoEni-
cal uses Of the opera Siass, the
Aeld glass and the telescope. by
Z. @. Murphy. 1912. LR.M954.
Tho stars-wtth astronomy left
out"
Astronomy With IN Opera Glass. .
popular introduction to the study
Of the starry heavens with the
simplest Of optical instruments,
with maps and directions to facili-
tate the recognition Of the con-
stellations and the principal stars
visible to the naked eye, by G. p.
Serviss. 1921. LRSe67ao.
A neW edition Of . popular work.
Ths Universe Of 6tarA based On radio
tails from the Harvard Uni
verstty, BY Harlow Shapley and
others. 1915. R.8h26u.
An atte1npt 10 present to the public
some results Of research In pure
sc3enee."
For Advanced Students.
Astronomy, an Introduction. By r. II.
Baker. 1880. ERBl73.
1.-THE treatment Is sufficiently mature
to afford q profitable introduction to
astronomy to those who are more ad-
vanced in preparation"
Astronomy, . text book, BY ]. G.
Duncan. 1880. LRDol3a.
Technical. but not extremely d6-
flcult.
Stars and Atoms. by A. 8. Eddington.
1871. LTEd14st.
1hs study of matter IN ~ exksne
Conditions prevnifne In atATS And