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Curiosities of the Sky

by Garrett P. Serviss (1851-1929)

“Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been penetrated.”-Excerpt from the Preface of Curiosities of the Sky by Garrett Serviss

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Total running time: 5:43:04

mp3 and ogg files

• 00- Preface – 00:04:07
  [mp3@64kbps - 1.9MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 3.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 2.1MB]
  Read by: Laura Caldwell
• 01 – The Windows of Absolute Night – 00:26:33
  [mp3@64kbps - 12.7MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 25.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 14.0MB]
  Read by: Roger Melin
• 02 – Star-Clouds, Star-Clusters, and Star-Streams – 00:30:26
  [mp3@64kbps - 14.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 29.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 15.9MB]
  Read by: Roger Melin
• 03 – Stellar Migrations – 00:26:00
  [mp3@64kbps - 12.4MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 24.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 13.0MB]
  Read by: Allyson Hester
• 04 – The Passing of the Constellations – 00:19:25
  [mp3@64kbps - 9.3MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 18.6MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 10.4MB]
  Read by: Greg Bell
• 05 – Conflagrations in the Heavens – 00:24:15
  [mp3@64kbps - 11.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 23.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 13.1MB]
  Read by: J. M. Smallheer
• 06 – Explosive and Whirling Nebulae – 00:25:05
  [mp3@64kbps - 12.0MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 24.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 13.0MB]
  Read by: Greg Bell
• 07 – The Banners of the Sun – 00:22:42
  [mp3@64kbps - 10.9MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 21.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 12.1MB]
  Read by: Greg Bell
• 08 – The Zodiacal Light Mystery – 00:22:29
  [mp3@64kbps - 10.7MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 21.5MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 15.6MB]
  Read by: Great Plains
• 09 – Marvels of the Aurora – 00:20:41
  [mp3@64kbps - 9.9MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 19.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 11.0MB]
  Read by: Greg Bell
• 10 – Strange Adventures of Comets – 00:24:19
  [mp3@64kbps - 11.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 23.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 13.7MB]
  Read by: Greg Bell
• 11 – Meteors, Fire-Balls, and Meteorites – 00:27:30
  [mp3@64kbps - 13.2MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 26.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 14.5MB]
  Read by: Greg Bell
• 12 – The Wrecking of the Moon – 00:25:47
  [mp3@64kbps - 12.3MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 24.7MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 12.8MB]
  Read by: Allyson Hester
• 13 – The Great Mars Problem – 00:27:45
  [mp3@64kbps - 13.3MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 26.6MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 13.9MB]
  Read by: Allyson Hester
• 14 – The Riddle of the Asteroids – 00:16:00
  [mp3@64kbps - 7.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 15.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.7MB]
  Read by: J. M. Smallheer

Cataloged on February 26, 2008