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WE have much enjoyed reading Prof. Forbes's book, which consists largely of a selection of his numerous lectures delivered during the last twenty-two years and of related essays. The title is a true indication of the author's wish to convey something of his own enthusiasm for the wonders of the night sky accessible to all who care to look for them. Prof. Forbes has long been associated with astronomy, and he has watched its widening horizon from the early days of stellar spectroscopy and astronomical photography. A personal touch is conveyed to the reader by occasional reminiscences of men and events, including an account of a night spent by the author in 1871 at the Vatican Observatory with Secchi and his spectroscope, and impressions of meetings of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1926 which enter into the theme of the last chapter entitled “Fairy Tales by Astronomers.”
The Wonder and the Glory of the Stars.
By Dr. George Forbes. Pp. 221 + 16 plates. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1926.) 8s. 6d. net.
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The Wonder and the Glory of the Stars . Nature 118, 512–513 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118512b0
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