I remember that I was wondering "Where had I come from?" And then, closing my eyes I saw a myriad of brightly coloured stars stretching out into the Universe. And at that moment I felt sure that ...

Sand on three islands south of Japan, on Iriomote, Hatoma, and Taketomi, all have the usual fragments of shell and rock but among all that, tiny cream-coloured stars can be seen, reports IFL Science.

Short chapters are given on eclipses, transits, occultations, and “the sidereal firmament,” the latter treating of double and coloured stars, &c. The chapter on the telescope contains many ...