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(1) IF the automatic response to the stimulus of the starry heavens has not forced a man to acquire enough astronomical knowledge to instruct his pupils intelligently in star-lore, that man has no business to be a teacher of the subject. Lacking the capacity or desire to observe and find out for themselves, we fear that such misplaced persons will gain little from this book.
(1) Star-Lore for Teachers: Suggestions for the Teaching of Astronomy by direct Observation, Experiment, and Deduction.
By B. Lowerison. Pp. 67; interleaved for notes. (London: The Clarion Press, n.d.) Price 1s.
(2) The Star Pocket-book; or, How to Find Your Way at Night by the Stars. A Simple Manual for the Use of Soldiers, Travellers, and other Landsmen.
By R. Weatherhead. With a foreword by Sir Robert Ball. Pp. 80. (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1911.) Price 1s. net.
(3) Les Progrs R cents de l'Astronomie (III.”ann e 1909.)
By Prof. Paul Stroobant. Pp. 174. (Brussels: Hayez, Rue de Louvain, 1911.)
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R., W. (1) Star-Lore for Teachers: Suggestions for the Teaching of Astronomy by direct Observation, Experiment, and Deduction (2) The Star Pocket-book; or, How to Find Your Way at Night by the Stars A Simple Manual for the Use of Soldiers, Travellers, and other Landsmen (3) Les Progrès Récents de l'Astronomie (III.—année 1909). Nature 87, 142–143 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087142a0
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