| Thomas Keith - Astronomy - 1811 - 388 pages
...Po is sometimes Called Orion's river. ORION is represented on the globe by the figure of a man with a sword in his belt, a club in his right hand, and the skin of a lion in his left ; he is said by some authors to be the son of Neptune and Euryale, a famous huntress ; he possessed... | |
| Thomas Keith - Astronomy - 1819 - 380 pages
...Po is sometimes called Orion's river. ORION is represented on the globe by the figure of a man with a sword in his belt, a club in his right hand, and a skin of a lion in his left hand; he is said by some authors to be the son of Neptune and Euryale,... | |
| Thomas Keith - 1821 - 408 pages
...outlines of the other constellations. ORION is represented on the globe by the figure of a man with a sword in his belt, a club in his right hand, and the skin of a lion in his left ; he is said by some authors to be the son of Neptune and JEuryale, a famous huntress ; he possessed... | |
| James Ryan - Astronomy - 1827 - 408 pages
...constellation in the heavens. Orion is represented on the celestial globe by the figure of a man, with a sword in his belt, a club in his right hand, and the skin of a lion in his left ; he is said by some authors to be the son of Neptune and Euryale, a famous huntress. Orion was a celebrated... | |
| Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1843 - 344 pages
...maps by the figure of a man in the attitude of assaulting the Bull, with a sword in his belt, a huge club in his right hand, and the skin of a lion in his left, to serve for a shield. Manilius, a Latin poet, who composed five book.? on astronomy a short time before... | |
| Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1843 - 344 pages
...maps by the figure of a man in the attitude of assaulting the Bull, with a sword in his belt, a huge club in his right hand, and the skin of a lion in his lef,, to serve for a shield. Manilius, a Latin poet, who composed five books on astronomy a short time... | |
| Mrs. Lincoln Phelps - Physics - 1848 - 330 pages
...the economy of the universe ! Orion is represented (see Fig. 280,} by the figure of a warrior, with a sword in his belt, a club in his right hand, and the head and skin of a lion in his left, for a shield. He seems to defend himself from the bull, the figure... | |
| Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1850 - 344 pages
...by the figore of a man in the attitnde of assaolting the Bnll, with a sword in his belt, a hoge clob in his right hand. and the skin of a lion in his left, to serve for a shield. Manilios, a Latin poet, who composed five books on astronomy a short time before... | |
| Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1856 - 362 pages
...hy the figure of a man in the attitude of assaulting the Bull, with a sword in his helt, a huge cluh in his right hand, and the skin of a lion in his left, to serve for a shield. Manilas, a Latin poet, who composed five hooks on astronomy a ahort time hefore... | |
| Joel Dorman Steele - Astronomy - 1874 - 424 pages
...and through gales, If once the great Twin Brethren Sit shining on the sails."— Lays of Andent Some. Orion is represented under the figure of a hunter...star of the first magnitude, is in the right shoulder ; Bellatrix (y), of the second magnitude, is in the left shoulder ; Kigel, of the first magnitude,... | |
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