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Page 259
... CAPRICORNUS ANTINOUS AQUILA SAGITTARIUS SERPENTARIUS CORPIO LUPUS Corona consists of six stars arranged in a semi- circular form . The brightest of these is Alphacca . This makes a triangle , with Mirac ( e ) and d in Boötes . It forms ...
... CAPRICORNUS ANTINOUS AQUILA SAGITTARIUS SERPENTARIUS CORPIO LUPUS Corona consists of six stars arranged in a semi- circular form . The brightest of these is Alphacca . This makes a triangle , with Mirac ( e ) and d in Boötes . It forms ...
Page 261
... Capricornus contains no very conspicuous stars . The SOUTHERN FISH ( No. 6 ) has one star of the first magnitude , Fomalhaut ( a , No. 7 ) , which on a clear summer evening may be seen in the south mid- way to the zenith . ANTINOUS AND ...
... Capricornus contains no very conspicuous stars . The SOUTHERN FISH ( No. 6 ) has one star of the first magnitude , Fomalhaut ( a , No. 7 ) , which on a clear summer evening may be seen in the south mid- way to the zenith . ANTINOUS AND ...
Page 333
... Capricornus , Sagittarius reaches to the meridian , Scorpio is just past , Libra next , and Virgo ( Spica ) just touches the horizon . North of the Ecliptic , Taurus Poniatowskii is on and Lyra is just east of the meridian ; the Swan ...
... Capricornus , Sagittarius reaches to the meridian , Scorpio is just past , Libra next , and Virgo ( Spica ) just touches the horizon . North of the Ecliptic , Taurus Poniatowskii is on and Lyra is just east of the meridian ; the Swan ...
Page 335
... Capricornus .. 261 Hare ... Castor and Pollux .. 250 Hercules . Celestial Sphere 35 Herschel's Theory Pole ..... 38 Heliocentric 66 Measurements . 38 Horizon .... 66 Chemistry .. 284 Hour Circles .. Centaur . 264 Hyades Cepheus 241 ...
... Capricornus .. 261 Hare ... Castor and Pollux .. 250 Hercules . Celestial Sphere 35 Herschel's Theory Pole ..... 38 Heliocentric 66 Measurements . 38 Horizon .... 66 Chemistry .. 284 Hour Circles .. Centaur . 264 Hyades Cepheus 241 ...
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