Capricorn; because the sun, at the respective solstices, is situated in the division, or signs of the ecliptic so denominated. Of these signs there are twelve, each occupying 30° of its circumference. They commence at the vernal equinox, and are named... Astronomy - Page 194by sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833Full view - About this book
| John Russell Hind - Astronomy - 1852 - 76 pages
...zodiac was divided by the ancients into twelve signs, each measuring 30° along the ecliptic: these are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. Zodiacal Light. — A conical-shaped light, which is frequently to be observed in these latitudes in... | |
| GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 pages
...point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator, at the vefnal equinox, and are named respectively, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. On account of the precession of the equinoxes, the positions of these constellations in the heavens... | |
| John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1853 - 608 pages
...southern, of Capricorn ; because the sun, at the respective solstices, is situated in the divisions, or signs of the ecliptic so denominated. Of these...Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces.1 They are denoted also by the following symbols : — T. tf. rr, gs, J\, HJJ, **, flb £> V5i... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 880 pages
...north of the zodiac; and 3. Constellations south of the zodiac. The constellation a in the zodiac are Aries ; Taurus ; Gemini ; Cancer ; Leo, Virgo ; Libra...Scorpio ; Sagittarius; Capricornus; Aquarius; Pisces. Many young persons have found an easy mode of remembering the names and order of the twelve signs by... | |
| John Russell Hind - Astronomy - 1853 - 120 pages
...are twelve constellations lying upon the zodiac, and hence called the zodiacal constellations, viz. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. These are also the names of the twelve divisions of 30° each into which the ecliptic was formerly... | |
| James R. Christie - Astronomical instruments - 1853 - 140 pages
...the signs in the direction of the sun's apparent motion from A towards F (P being the North Pole) are "Aries;" " Taurus ; " " Gemini; " " Cancer ; " " Leo..."Sagittarius;" " Capricornus;" "Aquarius;" "Pisces." These names were originally given when the point A was in the constellation or group of stars called... | |
| Thomas Dick - Astronomy - 1854 - 360 pages
...They are as follows: — beginning at the bottom, at September, and proceeding towards the right hand, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. These are the names of the twelve constellations through which the sun apparently passes in the course... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1855 - 472 pages
...after the constellations into which the sun entered at certain seasons. The names of these signs are, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. These in the early ages of astronomy indicated the seasons of the year, and do so even now, especially... | |
| John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1857 - 586 pages
...southern, of Capricorn ; because the sun, at the respective solstices, is situated in the divisions, or signs of the ecliptic so denominated. Of these...of its circumference. They commence at the vernal equiuox, and are named in order — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,... | |
| John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1857 - 608 pages
...southern, of Capricorn ; because the sun, at the respective solstices, is situated in the divisions, or signs of the ecliptic so denominated. Of these...occupying 30° of its circumference. They commence at the venial equinox, and are named in order — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio,... | |
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