Through magic glasses, and other lectures : a sequel to 'The fairyland of science'

Through magic glasses, and other lectures : a sequel to 'The fairyland of science'. Frontispiece title: ''The Great Nebula of Orion, '' from a photograph taken on February 4th, 1889 by McIsaac Roberts. Includes frontispiece and two numbered plates. Includes index. Publisher's advertisments on 6 unnumbered pages at the end of the text. Contents: Chapter I. The magician's chamber by moonlight -- Chapter II. Magic glasses and how to use them -- Chapter III. Fairy rings and how they are made -- Chapter IV. The life-history of lichens and mosses -- Chapter V. The history of a lave stream -- Chapter VI. An hour with the son -- Chapter VII. An evening among the stars -- Chapter VIII. Little beings from a miniature ocean -- Chapter IX. The dartmoor ponies -- Chapter X. The magician's dream of ancient days.