Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures: A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science

xiv, 234, [4] pp. Frontispiece of Orion Nebula from an 1889 photograph by Mr. Isaac Roberts, two color plates (table of coloured spectra, coloured double stars) and numerous woodcut illustrations throughout. A collection of scientific lectures, including: The Magician's Chamber by Moonlight; Magic Glasses and How to Use Them; Fairy Rings and How They Are Made; The Life-History of Lichens and Mosses; The History of a Lava Stream; An Hour with the Sun; An Evening among the Stars; Little Beings from a Miniature Ocean; The Dartmoor Ponies; The Magician's Dream of Ancient Days.