The Starry Skies

Complete and unabridged, with 34 full-page plates by Aert van der Neer, Odilon Redon and Caspar David Friedrich. First lessons on the sun, moon and stars: what the solar system is, why the moon changes, what a comet is made of and how far away the nearest star lies. Agnes Giberne wrote the best-loved astronomy for young readers of her century and had it checked by professional astronomers. She beg...