AUTHOR OF "THE EXPANSE OF HEAVEN," "THE INFINITIES AROUND US," "THE
UNIVERSE OF STARS," "THE SUN," "THE MOON," ETC., ETC.
_WITH FIFTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS_
[Illustration]
New York
A. C. ARMSTRONG AND SON
714, BROADWAY
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"Spirit of nature! here,
In this interminable wilderness
Of worlds, at whose immensity
Even soaring fancy staggers,
Here is thy fitting temple.
Yet not the lightest leaf
That quivers to the passing breeze
Is less instinct with thee."--_Shelley._