Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. Containing Discussions of the Motions (Real and Apparent) and Telescopic Appearance of the Planet Saturn, Its Satellites, and Rings; The Nature of the Rings; The ’Great Inequality’ of Saturn and Jupiter; And the Habitability of Saturn. To Which Are Appended Notes on Chaldean Astronomy, Laplace’s Nebular Theory, and the Habitability of the Moon; A Series of Tables With Explanatory Notes; And Explanations of Astronomical Terms.