Fig. 1: Astron-1911-Front
Fig. 2: Astron-1911-Reverse
Fig. 3: Astron-1911-Magnified
Item Name: Astronomy
Item ID: Astron-1911
Collector Rating: 10
Additional Info:
Earned By: Bruce K. Brown, Wilmette, 111; Kingsley L. Rice, Wilmette, 111.; William Kleinpell, Wilmette, 111.; Ralph S. Patten, Wilmette, 111.; Everett F. Patten, Wilmette, 111.
Requirements November 1911 until October 1914
1. Have a general knowledge of the nature and movements of stars.
2. Point out and name six principal constellations; find the North by means of other stars than the Pole-star in case of that star being obscured by clouds, and tell the hour of the night by the stars and moon.
3. Have a general knowledge of the positions and movements of the earth, sun and moon, and of the tides eclipses, meteors, comets, sun spots, planets.