Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers

CHAPTER IX

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THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS OF THE MOON AND THE SPECTACLES OF THE SUN 156

Peculiarities of the lunar landscapes--The so-called seas, the craters, the ring mountains, the inclosed plains, the mountain ranges, Tycho's mysterious streaks, and other lunar features described--How to view the sun and its spots.