The Stargazer talks
Subtitle: by Lieutenant-Commander Rupert T. Gould...
By: with illustrations by author.
Publisher: G. Bles
Published: 1946
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders.
Notes: "First published 1944."  Radio talks delivered, March, 1934-July, 1942, over the British broadcasting network on the Children's hour.  cf.Pref.
Table of contents: title: Contents.- The Indian rope trick. - The devil's hoofmarks. - The Mary Celeste mystery. - The canals of Mars. - The Siberian meteorite. - Seven famous hoaxes. - "Big Ben." - Queer ships. - Mistakes and misprints. - Sea serpents. - The man in the iron mask. - The story of the typewriter. - A few puzzles. - Jules Verne. - The beginnings of mechanical flight.