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THE author of this book went to Karlsbad to indulge in the special opportunities afforded by that town in the nature of its waters. During his stay there he made the acquaintance of several other “Kurgäste,” by name Bausen, Bugajev, Carpenter, Parelli and Place, and his two friends from Prague, Benda and Naprstek. To pass away the time of their sojourn, these persons formed a small social circle, and, besides taking drives together, they met at stated times and discussed any subject that was uppermost in their minds. Carpenter, however, seemed, from all accounts, to be the dominating one of the party from the discussion point of view, and being of an astronomical turn of mind, the conversations generally were on this subject. His listeners were members of several different professions, so the subject had to be treated in an elementary manner, and, in consequence, the explanations had to be very clear.
Bis an's Ende der Welt! Astronomische Causerien.
By Prof. F. J. Studniěka. Second enlarged edition. Pp. 212. (Prague: F. Simacek, 1896.)
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Bis an's Ende der Welt! Astronomische Causerien. Nature 55, 532 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055532a0
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