 Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces; the whole occupying a complete circle, or broad belt, in the heavens, called the Zodiac.  The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a ... - Page 27by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - 1838 - 305 pagesFull view - About this book
 | sir William Henry M. Christie - Astronomy - 1875 - 146 pages
...from the ecliptic. The Zodiac is divided into twelve constellations, each occupying about 80° — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces — the order given being that in which the Sun passes through them, or from west to east. Aries has two bright... | |
 | William Chambers - Questions and answers - 1875 - 232 pages
...representing a constellation. 99. What are the signs of the zodiac ?—They are known by Latin names—Aries, Taurus,. Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. The Signs of the Zodiac. 100. These names have been translated and put into rhyme, for the sake affixing... | |
 | John Harris - Astronomy - 1876 - 248 pages
...have named above, appears to pass through those known familiarly as the signs of the zodiac, namely, Aries ; Taurus ; Gemini ; Cancer ; Leo ; Virgo ; Libra;...Scorpio; Sagittarius; Capricornus ; Aquarius; Pisces. These constellations delineate the circle known as the ecliptic which intersects the equinoctial in... | |
 | J. Madison Watson - 1878 - 170 pages
...Neptune. Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, Urania, etc., are minor planets. The twelve signs of the Zodiac are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. Write Arcturus, sidereal, galaxy, cosmogony, Orion, welkin, solstice, penumbra, macrocosm, apsides,... | |
 | Mother Angela Gillespie - Spellers - 1879 - 168 pages
...Neptune. Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, Urania, etc. , are minor planets. The twelve signs of the Zodiac are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. Write Arcturus, sidereal, galaxy, cosmogony, Orion, welkin, solstice, penumbra, macrocosm, apsides,... | |
 | Philip Thomas Main - Astronomy - 1879 - 230 pages
...which are called the Signs of the Zodiac. They are called in the order of the Sun's course, Aries (Y), Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra (£:), Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. The Vernal Equinox was once in the sign Aries, but by its retrograde motion in the ecliptic has moved into... | |
 | William Lawson (F.R.G.S.) - 1880 - 196 pages
...and each sign was named after the constellations which occupied the space. These constellations are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. As the ecliptic is a great circle, it bisects the celestial equator, and the two points where the circles... | |
 | W. H. Higgins - Astronomy, Ancient - 1882 - 72 pages
.... • • 35 The Southern Fish . . . . 36 CONSTELLATIONS OF THE ZODIAC MOONSTATIONS OR MANSIONS .. Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo .. Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricornus Aquarius Pisces ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF NAMES The Ram The Bull The Twins . . The Crab The Lion The Virgin . . The Balance..... | |
 | Paul Isaac Hershon - Bible - 1883 - 592 pages
...Rabbis, will be found interesting. He says : The solar wheel (ecliptic), embracing the zodiac signs in the following order : Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, stands half above, and half below the earth, thus exhibiting... | |
 | Alfred Edersheim - Bible - 1883 - 868 pages
...and melted them, and formed of them the twelve constellations in the world (signs of the Zodiac ) : Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius. Capricornus. Aquarius, Pisces (these are expressed in the original in an abbreviated, contracted form). These are the twelve months... | |
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