Star-Land
By Robert Stawell Ball (1889)
Star-Land by Robert Stawell Ball (1889). Unabridged Charlotte Mason living book edition for Form III-VI Natural History & Science.
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Lecture I. The Sun
Star-Land by Robert Stawell Ball — Chapter 1
The Heat and Brightness of the Sun—Further Benefits that we receive from the Sun—The Distance of the Sun—How Astronomers measure the Distances of the Heavenly Bodies—The Apparent Smallness of Distant Objects—The Shape and Size of the Sun—The Spots on the Sun—Appearances seen during a Total Eclipse of the Sun—Night and Day—The Daily Rotation of the Earth—The Annual Motion of the Earth round the Sun—The Changes of the Seasons—Sunshine at the North Pole.
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Table of Contents
76 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Lecture I. The Sun
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Chapter 2: The Heat And Brightness Of The Sun
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Chapter 3: Further Benefits That We Receive From The Sun
Star-Land by Robert Stawell Ball — Chapter 3
Chapter 4: The Distance Of The Sun
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Chapter 5: How Astronomers Measure The Distances Of The Heavenly Bodies
Star-Land by Robert Stawell Ball — Chapter 5
Chapter 6: The Apparent Smallness Of Distant Objects
Star-Land by Robert Stawell Ball — Chapter 6
Chapter 7: The Shape And Size Of The Sun
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Chapter 8: The Spots On The Sun
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Chapter 9: Appearances Seen During A Total Eclipse Of The Sun
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Chapter 10: Night And Day
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Chapter 11: The Daily Rotation Of The Earth
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Chapter 12: Annual Motion Of The Earth Round The Sun
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Chapter 13: The Changes Of The Seasons
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Chapter 14: Sunshine At The North Pole
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Chapter 15: The Phases Of Our Attendant, The Moon
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Chapter 16: The Size Of The Moon
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Chapter 17: How Eclipses Are Produced
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Chapter 18: Effect Of The Moon's Distance On Its Appearance
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Chapter 19: A Talk About Telescopes
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Chapter 20: How The Telescope Aids Us In Viewing The Moon
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Chapter 21: Telescopic Views Of Lunar Scenery
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Chapter 22: On The Origin Of The Lunar Craters
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Chapter 23: The Movements Of The Moon
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Chapter 24: On The Possibility Of Life In The Moon
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Lecture Iii. The Inner Planets
Star-Land by Robert Stawell Ball — Chapter 25
Chapter 26: Mercury, Venus, And Mars
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Chapter 27: How To Make A Drawing Of Our System
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Chapter 28: The Planet Mercury
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Chapter 29: The Planet Venus
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Chapter 30: The Transit Of Venus
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Chapter 31: Venus As A World
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Chapter 32: The Planet Mars And His Movements
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Chapter 33: The Discoveries Made By Tycho And Kepler
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Chapter 34: The Discoveries Made By Newton
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Chapter 35: The Geography Of Mars
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Chapter 36: The Satellites Of Mars
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Chapter 37: How The Telescope Aids In Viewing Faint Objects
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Chapter 38: The Asteroids Or Small Planets
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Lecture Iv. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Star-Land by Robert Stawell Ball — Chapter 39
Chapter 40: Jupiter
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Chapter 41: The Satellites Of Jupiter
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Chapter 42: Saturn
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Chapter 43: The Nature Of The Rings
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Chapter 44: William Herschel
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Chapter 45: The Discovery Of Uranus
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Chapter 46: The Satellites Of Uranus
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Chapter 47: The Discovery Of Neptune
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Chapter 48: The Movements Of A Comet
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Chapter 49: Encke's Comet
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Chapter 50: The Great Comet Of Halley
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Chapter 51: How The Telegraph Is Used For Comets
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Chapter 52: The Parabola
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Chapter 53: The Materials Of A Comet
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Chapter 54: Meteors
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Chapter 55: What Becomes Of The Shooting Stars
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Chapter 56: Grand Meteors
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Chapter 57: The Great November Showers
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Chapter 58: Other Great Showers
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Chapter 59: Meteorites
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Chapter 60: We Try To Make A Map
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Chapter 61: The Stars Are Suns
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Chapter 62: The Numbers Of The Stars
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Chapter 63: The Clusters Of Stars
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Chapter 64: The Rank Of The Earth As A Globe In Space
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Chapter 65: The Distances Of The Stars
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Chapter 66: The Brightness And Color Of Stars
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Chapter 67: Double Stars
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Chapter 68: How We Find What The Stars Are Made Of
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Chapter 69: The Nebulæ
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Chapter 70: What The Nebulæ Are Made Of
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Chapter 71: Photographing The Nebulæ
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Chapter 72: Conclusion
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Chapter 73: Concluding Chapter. How To Name The Stars
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Chapter 74: The Planets
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Chapter 75: The Satellites Of Saturn
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Chapter 76: Transcriber’s Notes
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