(1) Astronomy (2) Exploration du ciel

Abstract

(1) THE progress of astronomy, as regards both the methods and results of research, is in these days so rapid that there is always room for a new and up-to-date text-book on the subject. Messrs. Skilling and Richardson's book is the most recent of several that have appeared in the past few years; and it covers the whole field of descriptive astronomy in a simple style, suitable for the general reader. (1) Astronomy By William T. Skilling Robert S. Richardson. Pp. xi + 579. (London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1939). 15s. net. (2) Exploration du ciel Par Pierre Rousseau. (Le roman de la science.) Pp. 256. (Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1939). 20 francs.