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FOR lucidity of style, for simplicity of language, and for felicity in illustration, this book on descriptive astronomy is probably unique. Many passages are quite poetical, as, for example, that (pp. 90, 91) on morning, noon, and night, while the charm of others, such as the concluding paragraphs of the lesson on hour and longitude, lies in their wealth of descriptive allusions. Even the elementary mechanics becomes absorbing when clothed in such vivid language, and the explanation of how the earth is weighed, and of such subjects as parallax, inertia, and centrifugal force, are presented in a most attractive style.
The Heavens.
By J. H. Fabre. Translated by Dr. E. E. Fournier d'Albe. Pp. xvi + 336 + 16 plates. (London: T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., 1924.) 15s. net.
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C., A. The Heavens . Nature 115, 188 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/115188b0
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