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... Virgo , the Virgin .... Hercules , 83 112 Via Lactea , the Milky Way , Venus ......... .. 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8888 58 * ** ** * 88 * 99 * 96859 22 BENCONDBETER 167 56 36 49 133 136 256 295 287 82 102 109 124 115 137 139 141 142 152 160 ...
... Virgo , the Virgin .... Hercules , 83 112 Via Lactea , the Milky Way , Venus ......... .. 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8888 58 * ** ** * 88 * 99 * 96859 22 BENCONDBETER 167 56 36 49 133 136 256 295 287 82 102 109 124 115 137 139 141 142 152 160 ...
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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 , tre 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 , tre 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 7 ° or 8o 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 3o apart . What star is ...
... Virgo . A line drawn from Denebola through Regulus , and continued 7 ° or 8o 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 3o apart . What star is ...
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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 Delta Denebola Describe 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 mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern hemisphere observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star position principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac