Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 6
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 18 July 2022
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Let's celebrate the JWST with more from one of my favorite sleepy books. We hear about Jupiter's moons, dissect Saturn's rings, and consider whether the Moon could harbor life. Dreamy!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:20.0 | Before we begin, at night to give a special shout out of thanks to two new members of our |
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| 1:11.6 | Now, let's read and relax. Find a comfortable spot. Adjust your volume. Take a nice deep breath in. Let it out slowly. And off we go. |
| 1:37.0 | In honor of the new discoveries being made by NASA's latest telescope. Let's return to Astronomy for Young Folks by |
| 1:48.3 | Isabel Martin Lewis AM, connected with the Nautical Almanac Office of the U.S. Naval Observatory, |
| 1:58.0 | published in 1922 by Duffielden Company, New York. |
| 2:05.0 | Let's pick up with this marvelous book, |
| 2:08.0 | right where we left off. |
| 2:10.0 | Chapter 19, Jupiter and his nine moons. |
| 2:17.0 | Let's begin. |
| 2:21.0 | Jupiter shines by reflected sunlight with a brilliancy that usually exceeds that of the brightest of the stars serious. |
| 2:32.0 | When seeing during the midnight hours, serious. and most distinguished member of the solar system, at once serves to set it apart from the |
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