 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
 | Christian David Ginsburg - Cabala - 1920 - 170 pages
...which are \XtyV ]7 '"DH tin, God created the twelve signs of the Zodiac, viz. : — In the World — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. ' In Man — The organs of Sight, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Taste, Copulating, Dealing, Walking,... | |
 | Ellsworth Huntington - America - 1919 - 218 pages
...of Origin of the American Aborigines, in American Anthropologist, vol. xiv (1912), pp. 43-48. Sign Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricornus Aquarius Pisces English Ram Bull (originally Stag) Twins Crab Lion Virgin (Mother Goddess of Cereals) Scales (originally... | |
 | Virgil - 1922 - 450 pages
...poetry for the cardinal, or strictly, meaning ' twelve each year. ' The twelve signs of the Zodiac are : Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. mundi : ' heaven,' of. Hor. Od. 2. 12. 15 qui mare ac terras •cariisque mundum \ temperat horis '... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1910 - 1026 pages
...Auriga, Hercules, Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Sagitta, Corona and Serpentarius; 13 central or zodiacal: — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces and the Pleiades; and 12 southern: — Orion, Canis, Lepus, Argo, Cetus, Eridanus, Piscis australis,... | |
 | Inez Nellie Canfield McFee - Astronomy - 1922 - 326 pages
...or three thousand years ago, when they were christened, the con-. Astronomical Name Common Name Time Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricornus Aquarius Pisces The Ram The Bull The Twins The Crab The Lion The Virgin The Balance The Scorpion The Archer The Goat... | |
 | Edward Terence MacDermot - Railroads - 1927 - 470 pages
...Bolton, Lanes. July 1870 Sept. 1864 Dec. 1870 These were all converted to 2-4-0 saddle tank engines. ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORNUS AQUARIUS PISCES ; Jnly June 1841 July „ Sept. „ Oct. „ H Dec. Feb. 18" >» April n June 2 June 1871 June 1871... | |
 | William Marshall Smart - Astronomy - 1928 - 354 pages
...twelve constellations, equally spaced along the ecliptic. The twelve zodiacal constellations1 are : — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. The constellation in which the sun is on a particular day is easily found by observation. For example,... | |
 | Roger Bacon - Optics - 1928 - 452 pages
...ones of the twelve signs, by which all other things are especially subject to change. The signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, which are so named because the stars in the heavens have the quality of the things thus named. These... | |
 | Dutch language - 1896 - 840 pages
...ghelijct der wilen daer die mane op ontiïnc. Dit zijn die .xn tekene der zonnen ende oec der manen. Aries. taurus. gemini. cancer. leo. virgo. libra....Scorpio. sagittarius. capricornus. aquarius. pisces. Die zonne gaet elcs iaers dor dese .\n. tekene ende die mane gaet binnen elker maent dor die zelve... | |
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