Chapter II: Book I: Winter

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I. WHAT MAY BE SEEN IN THE HEAVENS:--

The Number of the Stars, 4

The Great Bear and the Little Bear, 8

Orion, 13

Diurnal Movement, 15

Determination of the Cardinal Points, 17

II. WHAT MAY BE SEEN UPON THE EARTH:--

The Snow, 32

Red Snow, 39

The Eternal Snow, 44

The Inhabitants of the Eternal Snows, 48

The _Arvicola Leucurus_, 49

The Marmot, 53

The Chamois, 56

The Eagle and the Wren, 57

The Snow Bunting, 66

The Red-billed Crow, 68

Reptiles, 70

Inferior Animals, 71

Herbaceous Plants which best endure the Cold of Winter, 75

The Dog Mercury, 77

The Garden Nightshade, 82

The Dog's-tooth Grass, 88

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BOOK II.--SPRING.

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I. WHAT MAY BE SEEN IN THE HEAVENS:--

The Earth's Figure is seen in the Sky as in a Mirror, 102

II. WHAT MAY BE SEEN ON THE EARTH:--

Causes of the Circulation of the Sap, 132

The Daisy, 138

The Tulip, 152

The Heliotrope, 156

The Anemones, 157

The Arum, 161

The Ranunculaceæ, 165

The Wood-louse, 169

The Dragon-flies, 174

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BOOK III.--SUMMER.

I. WHAT MAY BE SEEN IN THE HEAVENS:--

The Adumbrated Sphere, 191

II. WHAT MAY BE SEEN ON THE EARTH:--

The Perianth, 208

The Calyx, 208

The Corolla, 223

The Prunella, 230

The Scutellaria, 235

The Lilies, 241

The Gentians, 250

An Alpine Excursion, 256

The Pimpernel, 260

The Mole--The Staphylinus--The Mole Cricket, 265

The Earwig, 278

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