叙述的方法说明自然科学的内容,可以分做二种方法,天文学也不是例外。即:(一)归纳的叙述法从一般人士所最熟稔,最易懂的简单事实说起,渐次叙述复杂的现象,再把这许多现象分类与比较,来依次说明诸现象间所成立的关系与定律等等。这种方法,便是所谓归纳法。譬如在天文学中,天球,星座与星的周日运动做出发点。通俗的科学读物,大多采用 The narrative method illustrates the content of natural science and can be divided into two methods. Astronomy is not an exception. That is: (1) The generalized narrative method begins with the simplest facts most commonly known to the average person, the most easily understandable, and gradually describes the complex phenomena, then classifies and compares these many phenomena, and in turn illustrates the relationships established among various phenomena. With laws and so on. This method is the so-called induction method. For example, in astronomy, the sun movements of the celestial sphere, constellations, and stars make points. Popular science books are mostly adopted