PRACTICAL TALKS BY AN ASTRONOMERNAVIGATION AT SEAA short time ago the writer had occasion to rummage among the archives of the Royal Astronomical Society in London, to consult, if possible, the original manuscripts left by one Stephen Groombridge, an English astronomer of the good old days, who died in 1832. It was known that they had been filed away about a generation ago, by the late Sir George Airy, who was Astronomer Royal of England between the years 1835 and 1881. After a long search, a large and dusty box was found and opened. It was filled with documents, of which the topmost was in Sir George's own handwriting, and began substantially as follows:" List of articles within this box."No. 1, This list, " No. 2, etc., etc."Table of Contents CONTENTS; PAGE; Navigation at Sea i; The Pleiades 10; The Pole-Star 18; Nebulje 27'; Temporary Stars 37; Galileo 47; The Planet of 1898 58; How to Make a Sun-Dial 69; Photog raphy in Astronomy 81; Time Standards of the World 111; Motions of the Earth's Pole 131; Saturn's Rings 140; The Heliometer 152; occultationsl6l; Mounting Great Telescopes 170; The Astronomer's Pole 184; The Moon Hoax 199; -The Sun's Destination 210About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org