The Story of the Sun (Classic Reprint)

I have to acknowledge, with many thanks, the aid which has been rendered to me in the preparation of this book : By Professor Piazzi Smyth, in permitting' me to have a plato copied from his original drawings of the Total Eclipse at Bue Island. By Mr. Higgs, who has given facilities for the reproduction of his beautiful photographs of tho Solar Spectrum. By Professor Pickering, in enabling me to avail myself of the publications of the Harvard College Observatory. By Professor Holdon, in according a like permission with respect to the Lick Observatory. By Professor Janssen, in lending me beautiful photographs of Sun-spots. By Rev. F. Howlett, in supplying original drawings of solar phenomena, By Mr. Mollison, in giving me a copy of Galileo's drawings. By M. Flammarion. in allowing me to use illustrations in L'Astronomic By Professor Hale, in facilitating my account of his remarkable work. By Mr. Ranyard, in placing at my disposal various illustrations from Knowledge; and by

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