The beauty of the heavens : a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe : one hundred and four coloured scenes, illustrating a familiar lecture on astronomyby Blunt, Charles F-64 - from our story 'The Beauty of the Heavens, An Illustrated Home School Lesson On Astronomy, 1842'

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The beauty of the heavens : a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe : one hundred and four coloured scenes, illustrating a familiar lecture on astronomyby Blunt, Charles F-64 - from our story 'The Beauty of the Heavens, An Illustrated Home School Lesson On Astronomy, 1842'

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