THE
CHILDREN'S BOOK
OF
STARS
BY
G. E. MITTON
AUTHOR OF
'THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF LONDON,' 'ANIMAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES:
THE DOG,' ETC.
LONDON
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
1907
Published September, 1907
By the Same Author
CHILDREN'S BOOK OF LONDON
CONTAINING 12 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
IN COLOUR BY JOHN WILLIAMSON
PRICE 6s.
'The stories are told in a way that is bound to rivet attention, and the historical sketches will leave a lasting impression on the minds of young readers which will be very useful when their studies in history become more advanced.'—Scotsman.
ANIMAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
THE DOG
WITH 12 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN
COLOUR BY J. WILLIAMSON
PRICE 6s.
'A true life history, written "out of the fulness of first-hand knowledge" by an author who is thoroughly acquainted with all the ways of "the friend of man."'—GlasgowHerald.
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PREFACE
It was the intention of the late Agnes Clerke to write the preface tothis 'Children's Book of Stars.' Miss Clerke took a warm and sympatheticinterest in the authoress and her work, but her lamented death occurredbefore this kindly intention could be fulfilled.
I cannot pretend to write adequately as her substitute, but I could notresist the appeal made to me by the author, in the name and for the sakeof her dear friend and mine, to write a few words of introduction.
I am in no way responsible either for the plan or for any portion ofthis work, but I can commend it as a book, written in a simple andpleasant style, calculated to awaken the interest of intelligentchildren, and to enable parents otherwise ignorant or astronomy toanswer many of those puzzling questions which suc