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A FIELD BOOK OF THE STARS

BY WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT INTRODUCTION. SCHEME OF STUDY. CONTENTS THE DIAGRAMS. THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SPRING. URSA MAJOR (er´sa mā´-jor)—THE GREAT BEAR. (Face North.) URSA MINOR (er´-sa mi´-nor)—THE LITTLE BEAR. (Face North.) GEMINI (jem´-i-ni)—THE TWINS. (Face West.) AURIGA (â-ri´-ga)—THE CHARIOTEER. (Face Northwest.) CANCER (kan´-ser)—THE CRAB. (Face West.) HYDRA (hi´-dra)—THE SEA-SERPENT. (Face South and Southwest.) LEO (le´o)—THE LION. (Face South.) COMA BERENICES (kō´-ma ber-e-ni´-sez)—BERENICE'S HAIR. CANIS MINOR (kā´-nis mī´-nor)—THE LESSER DOG. (Face West.) CORVUS (kôr´-vus)—THE CROW. (Face South.) CRATER (krā´-ter)—THE CUP. (Face South.) METEORIC SHOWERS. THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SUMMER. DRACO (drā´-ko)—THE DRAGON. (Face North.) LYRA (lī´-ra)—THE LYRE. CYGNUS (sig´-nus)—THE SWAN, OR THE NORTHERN CROSS. AQUILA (ak´-wi-lä)—THE EAGLE, AND ANTINOÜS. (Face Southeast.) DELPHINUS (del-fi´-nus)—THE DOLPHIN, OR JOB'S COFFIN. (Face Southeast.) SAGITTARIUS (saj-i-tā-ri-us)—THE ARCHER. (Face South.) OPHIUCHUS (of-i-ū-kus)—THE SERPENT BEARER, AND SERPENS. (Face Southwest.) SCORPIUS (skôr´-pi-us)—THE SCORPION. (Face South.) LIBRA (lī´-bra)—THE SCALES. (Face Southwest.) CORONA BOREALIS (kō-rō´nä bō-rē-a´-lis)—THE NORTHERN CROWN. HERCULES (her´-kū-lēz)—THE KNEELER. BOÖTES (bō-ō´tēz)—THE HERDSMAN, OR BEAR DRIVER. (Face West.) VIRGO (ver´-gō)—THE VIRGIN. (Face West.) CANES VENATICI (kā´-nēz ve-nat´-i-cī)—THE HUNTING DOGS. (Face Northwest.) METEORIC SHOWERS. THE CONSTELLATIONS OF AUTUMN. CASSIOPEIA (kas-i-ō-pē´-ya)—THE LADY IN THE CHAIR. (Face North.) CEPHEUS (sē´-fūs) (Face North.) PEGASUS (peg´-a-sus)—THE WINGED HORSE. (Face South.) ANDROMEDA (an-drom´-e-dä)—THE CHAINED LADY. PERSEUS (per´-sūs)—THE CHAMPION. (Face Northeast.) PISCES (pis´ēz)—THE FISHES. (Face Southeast.) TRIANGULUM (trī-an´-gū-lum)—THE TRIANGLE. (Face East.) AQUARIUS (a-kwā´ri-us)—THE WATER CARRIER. (Face Southwest.) CAPRICORNUS (kap-ri-kôr´-nus)—THE SEA GOAT. (Face Southwest.) ARIES (ā´-ri-ēz)—THE RAM. (Face Southeast.) CETUS (sē´-tus)—THE WHALE. (Face Southeast.) MUSCA (mus´-kä)—THE FLY. (Face Southeast.) METEORIC SHOWERS. THE CONSTELLATIONS OF WINTER. TAURUS (tâ´-rus)—THE BULL. (Face Southwest.) ORION (ŏ-rī´-on)—THE GIANT HUNTER. (Face South.) LEPUS (lē´-pus)—THE HARE. (Face South.) COLUMBA NOACHI (co-lum´-bä nō-ä´-ki)—NOAH'S DOVE. (Face South.) CANIS MAJOR (kā´-nis mā-jor)—THE GREATER DOG. (Face South.) ARGO NAVIS (är´-go nā´-vis)—THE SHIP ARGO. (Face South.) MONOCEROS (mō-nos´-e-ros)—THE UNICORN. (Face South.) ERIDANUS (ē-rid´-a-nus)—OR THE RIVER PO. (Face Southwest.) METEORIC SHOWERS. THE PLANETS.

Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune.

THE MILKY WAY. THE MOTIONS OF THE STARS. METEORS, OR SHOOTING-STARS. THE NAMES OF THE STARS AND THEIR MEANINGS.

TABLE SHOWING THE STARS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MAGNITUDE RISING IN THE EASTERN SKY AT NINE O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE DATES SPECIFIED.

INDEX Popular Books on Astronomy

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Sun Lore of All Ages

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Astronomy in a Nutshell

The Chief Facts and Principles Explained in Popular Language for General Readers and for Schools

History of Astronomy An Easy Guide to the Constellations

With a Miniature Atlas of the Stars

The Destinies of the Stars

By Svante Arrhenius

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