CHAPTER I. THE SUCCESSORS OF NEWTON IN ASTRONOMY
    The work of Johannes Hevelius--Halley and Hevelius--Halley's observation of the transit of Mercury, and his method of determining the parallax of the planets--Halley's observation of meteors--His inability to explain these bodies--The important work of James Bradley--Lacaille's measurement of the arc of the meridian--The determination of the question as to the exact shape of the earth--D'Alembert and his influence upon science- -Delambre's History of Astronomy--The astronomical work of Euler.
    CHAPTER II. THE PROGRESS OF MODERN ASTRONOMY