James Baikie and Constance N. Baikie: “Peeps at the Heavens”, 1913

First published in 1911, Peeps at the Heavens by the Rev. James Baikie, with

“beautiful water-colour drawings” by Constance N. Baikie (The Yorkshire Post,

December 6th, 1911, page five), was described on page five of The Belfast News-Letter,

on the 9th of November, 1911, as “an introduction to astronomy for younger readers …

written in an attractive style, and well illustrated”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front cover of the 1913 edition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“THE MOON IN ECLIPSE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quotations from The British Newspaper Archive.

 

 

George Fairfull-Smith, May 2025.