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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 60, December 30, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls   By:

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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 60, December 30, 1897 is a fascinating magazine filled with informative and engaging articles for both boys and girls. The content covers a wide range of topics, from current events to historical anecdotes, making it a great resource for young readers interested in learning about the world around them. The writing is clear and accessible, making complex subjects easy to understand. Overall, this magazine is a valuable tool for educating and entertaining young minds.

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[Illustration: THE GREAT ROUND WORLD AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT.]

VOL. 1 DECEMBER 30, 1897. NO. 60

=Copyright, 1897, by THE GREAT ROUND WORLD Publishing Company.=

The heavens are affording us an interesting study just now.

Our kind old friend, the sun, it is who is giving us this benefit.

One of the largest sun spots which has ever been observed is now to be seen.

So large is this spot that it is not necessary to look through a telescope to see it. By using a smoked glass, to dim the intense light of the sun, any one can look at the spot for himself.

Nowadays, when all persons connected with the daily papers are on the lookout for some startling fact that shall sell their newspapers, such an occurrence as the enormous increase in the size of a sun spot is too good to be let slip by them.

Extra editions about the sun spot were issued by some of the most enterprising journals, which contained sensational pictures, and statements that the sun spot was in fact a new world which was about to burst forth from the body of the sun. According to these accounts, the new world was to be sent whirling through space, hurled, as it were, at our earth, which was to be shattered to pieces by it.

Except that such stories serve to call the attention of unscientific people to scientific facts, and teach them to observe the wonders of the universe, it really seems a shame that such marvels should be used as bogies to scare the ignorant and superstitious... Continue reading book >>


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