Excerpt from An Introduction to Astronomy in a Series of Letters, From a Preceptor to His Pupil, in Which the Most Useful and Interesting Parts of the Science Are Clearly and Familiarly Explained Ar a time when the sciences are generally culf tivated, and a love of literature and useful information has pervaded every rank and'order of society, an easy and familiar account of the most interesting parts of Astronomy, will, it is presumed, be found an acceptable perform ance. Many persons who have not acquired a sufficient stock of Mathematical knowledge to read, with satisfaction, the works of newton, and other eminent writers upon this subject, are yet very desirous of obtaining such an idea of it, as will enable them to comprehend the leading principles upon which it is founded; and, by that means, to partake of those plea sures, which enquiries, into Nature, and the investigation Of some of her most magnificent operations, must necessarily afford to every ingenuous and inquisitive mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.