
The Heavens in November
A Newly-Discovered Star that Holds the Speed Record for Apparent Motion
A Newly-Discovered Star that Holds the Speed Record for Apparent Motion
Nebulae of Dimensions that Stagger the Imagination
Comets that have been Trapped by the Major Planets
Uranus Well Positioned for Observation
The Orbit of Wolf's Comet
New Method of Determining the Distance of a Star
The Great Globular Cluster of Stars in Hercules
Remarkable Surface Features of the Planet Mars
Our Neighbor Mars and Its So-Called "Canals"
Our Interesting Neighbor, Mars
The Coming Lunar and Solar Eclipses
The Light of the Sun as Compared with That of Other Stars
The Lesser Members of the Solar Family
Brightness of the Moon's Light; How and Why it Varies
New Light on Variable Stars; Positions of the Planets
A Study of Short Period Variables
A Hundred and Twenty Thousand Years Hence the Tides will have Lengthened Our Day by One Second
Studying the Acceleration of the Moon
Determining the Difference in Longitude Between Washington and Paris
Nebulæ; Their Nature, Dimensions and Distances from Us
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