Abstract
THE publishers are to be congratulated on their enterprise, and the editors, the Rev. T. E. R. Phillips and Dr. W. H. Steavenson, on their ability, in bringing to a successful completion this very fine serial of astronomical science. It is, too, a gratifying sign of the general interest that is taken in astronomy that such a compendium of the science should have been called for. It extends to no less than 976 pages of letterpress, and includes about 1000 illustrations. These latter are the distinguishing mark of the serial, which makes it unique among all other books on astronomy. The title “The Splendour of the Heavens” is fully justified, for the illustrations are lavish and most beautiful, including reproductions of the finest of modern celestial photographs in all departments of the science. It is a delight merely to turn over the pages and. to study the pictures. Hutchinson's Splendour of the Heavens: a popular authoritative Astronomy. In 24 fortnightly parts. Edited by Rev. T. E. R. Phillips, assisted by leading astronomers. (London: Hutchinson and Co., 1923–1924.) 1s. 3d. net per part.
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