CONTENTS 
PAGK 
CHAP. 
I 
The Astronomical Survey of the Universe . 
1 
II 
The Light from the Stars 
30 
III 
Gaseous Stars 
64 
IV 
The Source of Stellar Energy • 
109 
y 
Liquid Stars 
140 
VI 
The Evolution of the Stars 
166 
VII 
Non-spherical Masses—Dynamical Principles 
187 
Vili 
The Configurations of Rotating Liquid Masses 
206 
IX 
The Configurations of Rotating Compressible Masses . 
245 
X 
Rotation and Fission of Stars 
268 
XI 
The Evolution of Binary Systems 
289 
XII 
The Ages of the Stars 
316 
XIII 
The Great Nebulae 
331 
XIV 
The Galactic System of Stars 
361 
XV 
Variable Stars 
382 
XVI 
The Solar System 
395 
XVII 
Conclusion 
411 
Index of Subjects 
423 
Index of Names 
427