This fascinating book comprises a comprehensive treatise on astronomy, with sections on geography, uranography, the solar system, and much more. Written in clear, concise language and containing a wealth of useful tables, equations, and diagrams, this is a text that will greatly appeal to those with a keen interest in astronomy, and one that is not to be missed by discerning collectors of such literature. The chapters of this volume include: General Notions, Form and Magnitude of the Earth, Horizon and its Dip, The Atmosphere, Refraction, Twilight, Appearances resulting from Diurial Motion, Parallax, First Step Towards forming an Idea of the Distance of the Stars, et cetera. This book was originally published in 1836, and is being republished now complete with a new introduction on the history of astronomy.