A Field Book of the Stars. William Tyler Olcott

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664655738

Table of Contents

       INTRODUCTION.

       SCHEME OF STUDY.

       THE DIAGRAMS.

       THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SPRING.

       URSA MAJOR (er´sa m ā ´-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 (k ō ´-ma ber-e-ni´-sez) —BERENICE'S HAIR.

       CANIS MINOR (k ā ´-nis m ī ´-nor) —THE LESSER DOG. (Face West.)

       CORVUS (kôr´-vus) —THE CROW. (Face South.)

       CRATER (kr ā ´-ter) —THE CUP. (Face South.)

       METEORIC SHOWERS.

       THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SUMMER.

       DRACO (dr ā ´-ko) —THE DRAGON. (Face North.)

       LYRA (l ī ´-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-t ā -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 (l ī ´-bra) —THE SCALES. (Face Southwest.)

       CORONA BOREALIS (k ō -r ō ´nä b ō -r ē -a´-lis) —THE NORTHERN CROWN.

       HERCULES (her´-k ū -l ē z) —THE KNEELER.

       BOÖTES (b ō - ō ´t ē z) —THE HERDSMAN, OR BEAR DRIVER. (Face West.)

       VIRGO (ver´-g ō) —THE VIRGIN. (Face West.)

       CANES VENATICI (k ā ´-n ē z ve-nat´-i-c ī) —THE HUNTING DOGS. (Face Northwest.)

       METEORIC SHOWERS.

       THE CONSTELLATIONS OF AUTUMN.

       CASSIOPEIA (kas-i- ō -p ē ´-ya) —THE LADY IN THE CHAIR. (Face North.)

       CEPHEUS (s ē ´-f ū s) (Face North.)

       PEGASUS (peg´-a-sus) —THE WINGED HORSE. (Face South.)

       ANDROMEDA (an-drom´-e-dä) —THE CHAINED LADY.

       PERSEUS (per´-s ū s) —THE CHAMPION. (Face Northeast.)

       PISCES (pis´ ē z) —THE FISHES. (Face Southeast.)

       TRIANGULUM (tr ī -an´-g ū -lum) —THE TRIANGLE. (Face East.)

       AQUARIUS (a-kw ā ´ri-us) —THE WATER CARRIER. (Face Southwest.)

       CAPRICORNUS (kap-ri-kôr´-nus) —THE SEA GOAT. (Face Southwest.)

       ARIES (ā ´-ri- ē z) —THE RAM. (Face Southeast.)

       CETUS (s ē ´-tus) —THE WHALE. (Face Southeast.)

       MUSCA (mus´-kä) —THE FLY. (Face Southeast.)

       METEORIC SHOWERS.