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The parents—Home life—Education, teachers, books—Astronomicalinstruments—Solar eclipse of 1831—Teaching—Appointment as librarianof Nantucket Atheneum—Friendships for young people—Extracts fromdiary, 1855—Music—The piano—Society—Story-telling—Housework—Extractfrom diary, 1854
"Sweeping" the heavens—Discovery of the comet, 1847—Frederick VI. andthe comet—Letters from G. P. Bond and Hon. Edward Everett—AdmiralSmyth—American Academy—American Association for the Advancement ofScience—Extract from diary, 1855—Dorothea Dix—Esther—Divers extractsfrom diary, 1853, 1854—Comet of 1854—Computations for comet—Visit toCape Cod—Sandwich and Plymouth—Pilgrim Hall—Rev. James FreemanClarke—Accidents in observing
Wires in the transit instrument—Deacon Greele—Smithsonianfund—"Doing"—Rachel in "Phèdre" and "Adrienne"—Emerson—The hardwinter
Southern tour—Chicago—St. Louis—Scientific Academy of St. Louis—Dr.Pope—Dr. Seyffarth—Mississippi river—Sand-bars—Cherryblossoms—Eclipse of sun—Natchez—New Orleans—Slave market—Negrochurch—The "peculiar institution"—Bible—Judge Smith—Travellingwithout escort—Savannah—Rice plantations—Negro children—MissMurray—Charleston—Drive—Condition of slaves—Old buildings—MissRutledge—Mr. Capers—Class meeting—Hospitality—Mrs. Holbrook—MissPinckney—Manners—Portraits—Miss Pinckney's father—GeorgeWashington—Augusta—Nashville—Mrs. Fogg—Mrs. Polk—CharlesSumner—Mammoth cave—Chattanooga
First European tour—Liverpool—London—Rev. James Martineau—Mr. JohnTaylor—Mr. Lassell—Liverpool observatory—The Hawthornes—Shop-keepersand waiters—Greenwich observatory—Sir George Airy—Visits toGreenwich—Herr Struvé's mission to England—Dinner party—GeneralSabine—Westminster Abbey—Newton's monument—British museum—Fourgreat men—St. Paul's—Dr. Johnson—Opera—Aylesbury—Admiral Smyth'sfamily—Amateur astronomers—Hartwell house—Dr. Lee
Cambridge—Dr. Whewell—Table conversation—Professor Challis—ProfessorAdams—Customs—Professor Sedgwick—Caste—King's Chapel—Fellows—Ambleside—Coniston waters—The lakes—Miss Southey—Collingwood—Letterto her father—Herschels—London rout—Professor Stokes—Dr.Arnott—Edinboro'—Observatory—Glasgow observatory—ProfessorNichol—Dungeon Ghyll—English language—English and Americans—Boys andbeggars
Adams and Leverrier—The discovery of the planet Neptune—Extract frompapers—Professor Bond, of Cambridge, Mass.—Paris—Imperialobservatory—Mons. and Mme. Leverrier—Reception at Leverrier's—Roomsin observatory—Rome—Impressions—Apartments in Rome andParis—Customs—Holy week—Vespers at St. Peter's—Women—FrederikaBremer—Paul Akers—Harriet Hosmer—Collegio Romano—FatherSecchi—Galileo—Visit to the Roman observatory—Permission fromCardinal Antonelli—Spectroscope