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Curiosities of the Sky

Name: Curiosities of the Sky
Author: Garrett P. Serviss

Garrett P. Serviss

Read by Laura Caldwell, Roger Melin, Allyson Hester, Greg Bell, J. M. Smallheer and Great Plains · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (4:07)
Windows of Absolute Night (26:36)
Star-Clouds, Star-Clusters, and Star-Streams (30:30)
Stellar Migrations (26:00)
The Passing of the Constellations (19:25)
Conflagrations in the Heavens (24:15)
Explosive and Whirling Nebulae (25:05)
The Banners of the Sun (22:42)
The Zodiacal Light Mystery (22:29)
Marvels of the Aurora (20:41)
Strange Adventures of Comets (24:19)
Meteors, Fire-Balls, and Meteorites (27:30)
The Wrecking of the Moon (25:47)
The Great Mars Problem (27:45)
The Riddle of the Asteroids (16:00)