Project Gutenberg 2022-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 133 Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) 1869 1952 Collins, Archie Frederick 20009406 The Book of Stars: Being a Simple Explanation of the Stars and Their Uses to Boy Life $aUnited States :$bD. Appleton & Company,$c1915,copyright 1920. How to find the North Star -- How to know the stars -- The Sun, the brightest of all stars -- The planets, the Sun's kiddies -- Mother Earth, old Adam's planet -- The Moon, the Earth's daughter -- Other things in the sky -- Seeing the stars -- The spyglass or telescope -- The time o' day -- The stars of the zodiac -- Valuable information. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Book of Stars: Being a Simple Explanation of the Stars and Their Uses to Boy Life" by A. Frederick Collins is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This informative guide aims to educate young readers, particularly Boy Scouts, about the stars, planets, and their practical uses in navigation, timekeeping, and signaling. The book presents astronomy in an accessible manner, making it an ideal resource for those looking to enhance their understanding of the night sky while pursuing scouting activities. At the start of the book, Collins emphasizes the importance of stars and encourages readers to observe them closely. He highlights the significance of the North Star as a navigation aid, providing instructions for creating a star finder to locate it. The opening chapters delve into basic concepts of astronomy, including the identification of key constellations, the movement of stars, and how to tell time using the stars. Through engaging language and practical advice, Collins aims to inspire a lifelong appreciation for the wonders of the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bookofstarsbeing00colluoft/page/ii/mode/2up 20201109051646collins 1915 US Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Astronomy -- Juvenile literature Stars -- Juvenile literature QB Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: How To ... 507325 2025-07-26T12:56:34.895113 text/html 465933 2024-10-18T18:35:22 text/html 11508394 2025-07-26T12:56:48.719189 application/epub+zip 11505780 2025-07-26T12:56:38.563047 application/epub+zip 228159 2025-07-26T12:56:37.062040 application/epub+zip 11630434 2025-07-26T12:56:54.535023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11588654 2025-07-26T12:56:47.002081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336619 2022-09-30T08:28:20.726311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342678 2025-07-26T12:56:32.287085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322454 2024-10-18T18:35:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17572 2025-07-26T12:56:54.780973 application/rdf+xml 28718 2025-07-26T12:56:37.264096 image/jpeg 4075 2025-07-26T12:56:37.164052 image/jpeg 11984513 2025-07-26T12:56:35.560116 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia