Excerpt from A New Treatise on Astronomy, and the Use of the Globes: In Two Parts; Containing Astronomical and Other Definitions; Motions and Positions of the Sun, Moon, and Planets; Kepler's Laws and the Theory of Gravitation Therefore, in all ourlfchools and institutes of educa tion, male and female, Astronomy is justly becoming a favorite study, having all the advantages, we may be allowed to say, of opening to the youthful mind a view of the beautiful visions of planetary motions, and of the other charms of the science, which never fail to inspire rapturous feelings of delight, and to create a genuine taste for the beauties and sublimities of nature. Inti mately connected with Astronomy is the Use of the Globes, the study of which is recommended by nearly all the writers on the different branches of education. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.