!!!Damaged spine!!! Klein, G. Astronomical Evenings. Essays on the history of astronomy. Solar world, stars, nebulae / trans. from 3rd German ed. M.: M.V. Klyukin, 1900. [8], 508, IV p., ill. 18.7×13.8 cm. The binding is abraded, the spine is missing. Astronomy presented in a simple and popular form by the German scientist Hermann Joseph Klein (1844-1914). Sketches of the lives of the most famous astronomers are accompanied by a story about the significance of their discoveries and an explanation of the basic concepts of astronomy. “The main purpose of the book is to give entertaining reading to those who, without having any special preliminary information, would like to become acquainted in general terms with the greatness of the universe and enrich their minds with sublime ideas connected with it.”