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Mercury 388 



Venus 390 



The Earth 391 



Mars 392 



The Minor Planets 393 



Jupiter 394 



Saturn 395 



Uranus . . - 396 



Neptune 397 



Origin of the Planetary System .... 398 



Comets 401 



Shooting Stars 406 



The Stars 410 



Nebulse , 425 



