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Page vii
... Law of ..... 257 Hydra , the Water Serpent and the Cup , .. 66 Ursa Major , the Great Bear , 85 Ursa Minor , the Little Bear ,. 105 Virgo , the Virgin .. 92 83 112 Via Lactea , the Milky Way , ..... Venus ...... 144 187.
... Law of ..... 257 Hydra , the Water Serpent and the Cup , .. 66 Ursa Major , the Great Bear , 85 Ursa Minor , the Little Bear ,. 105 Virgo , the Virgin .. 92 83 112 Via Lactea , the Milky Way , ..... Venus ...... 144 187.
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... Virgo , Libra , Scor- pro , Sagittarius , Capricornus , Aquarius , Pisces . The Sun , commencing at the first degree of Aries , about the 21st of March , passes , at a mean rate , through one sign every month . The Zodiac is a zone or ...
... Virgo , Libra , Scor- pro , Sagittarius , Capricornus , Aquarius , Pisces . The Sun , commencing at the first degree of Aries , about the 21st of March , passes , at a mean rate , through one sign every month . The Zodiac is a zone or ...
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... Virgo , about the 19th of February , but he does not reach the constellation Pisces before the 6th of March . The Fishes , therefore , are now called the " Leaders of the Celestial Hosts . " - See Aries . That loose assemblage of small ...
... Virgo , about the 19th of February , but he does not reach the constellation Pisces before the 6th of March . The Fishes , therefore , are now called the " Leaders of the Celestial Hosts . " - See Aries . That loose assemblage of small ...
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... Virgo . Ursa Minor relates to one of the nurses of Jupiter ; Auriga , to Erichthonius ; Ophiuchus , to Phorbas ; Sagittarius , to Crolus , the son of one of the Muses ; Capricorn , to Pan , and Aquarius to Ganymede . We have also ...
... Virgo . Ursa Minor relates to one of the nurses of Jupiter ; Auriga , to Erichthonius ; Ophiuchus , to Phorbas ; Sagittarius , to Crolus , the son of one of the Muses ; Capricorn , to Pan , and Aquarius to Ganymede . We have also ...
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... VIRGO . A line drawn from Denebola through Regulus , and continued 70 or 8 ° further in the same direction , will point out Xi and Omicron , of the 3d and 4th magni . tudes , situated in the fore claws , and about 30 apart . What star ...
... VIRGO . A line drawn from Denebola through Regulus , and continued 70 or 8 ° further in the same direction , will point out Xi and Omicron , of the 3d and 4th magni . tudes , situated in the fore claws , and about 30 apart . What star ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude ancient angle appear Arcturus Argo Navis Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta brightest called Cassiopeia celestial centre Cepheus circle cluster colure comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Denebola diameter direction distinguished diurnal motion Earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma globe head heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude length Libra light longitude luminous Mars mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern hemisphere o'clock observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots square Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac