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... Cor Caroli , ( a ) , Arcturus ( Map No. 5 ) , and Spica form a figure about 50 ° in length from north to south , called the Diamond of Virgo . The other stars may be easily traced by means of the map . Mythological History . - Virgo was ...
... Cor Caroli , ( a ) , Arcturus ( Map No. 5 ) , and Spica form a figure about 50 ° in length from north to south , called the Diamond of Virgo . The other stars may be easily traced by means of the map . Mythological History . - Virgo was ...
Page 332
... Cor Caroli ; above Gemini and Taurus is Auriga , while Andromeda is just setting in the northwest . May . ( 8 P. M . ) - In the North , Ursa Major is above Polaris , Ursa Minor and Draco east , Cepheus and Cassiopeia below , and Perseus ...
... Cor Caroli ; above Gemini and Taurus is Auriga , while Andromeda is just setting in the northwest . May . ( 8 P. M . ) - In the North , Ursa Major is above Polaris , Ursa Minor and Draco east , Cepheus and Cassiopeia below , and Perseus ...
Page 333
... Cor Caroli , and Coma Berenices . August . ( 9 P. M . ) -- In the North , Draco and Ursa Minor are above Polaris , Cepheus above and to the east , Cassiopeia east , and Ursa Major west . In the Northeast , Perseus is just rising , while ...
... Cor Caroli , and Coma Berenices . August . ( 9 P. M . ) -- In the North , Draco and Ursa Minor are above Polaris , Cepheus above and to the east , Cassiopeia east , and Ursa Major west . In the Northeast , Perseus is just rising , while ...
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