Myths and Marvels of Astronomy
by Richard A. Proctor
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Contents
- Preface
- I. Astrology
- II. The Religion of the Great Pyramid
- III. The Mystery of the Pyramids
- IV. Swedenborg's Visions of Other Worlds
- V. Other Worlds and Other Universes
- VI. Suns in Flames
- VII. The Rings of Saturn
- VIII. Comets as Portents
- IX. The Lunar Hoax
- X. On Some Astronomical Paradoxes
- XI. On Some Astronomical Myths
- XII. The Origin of the Constellation-Figures