Abstract
IT is admittedly unwise to judge a book by its cover. It would seem to be quite unsafe to judge it by its title. Two books, by a quaint coincidence very alike in their titles, demand noticetogether. Notwithstanding their initial similarity, they each appeal to a distinctly different class of readers.
(1) Astronomical Curiosities, Facts and Fallacies.
By J. Ellard Gore. Pp. x + 370. (London: Chatto and Windus, 1909.)
(2) Curiosities of the Sky. A Popular Presentation of the Great Riddles and Mysteries of Astronomy.
By Garrett P. Serviss. Pp. xvi + 268. (New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1909.) Price 6s. net.
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C., T. (1) Astronomical Curiosities, Facts and Fallacies (2) Curiosities of the Sky A Popular Presentation of the Great Riddles and Mysteries of Astronomy . Nature 83, 33–34 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/083033a0
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