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RRE P. s s av x ss g GA TT , 1 . 0 mm 33. 1 907 CONTENTS FIIE PLEASURE OF KNOWI NG TH E CONSTELLATI ONS — ’ the sta rs as lan dma rks Eflect of going north or south on the a p — — pearan ce of the hea vens Personal in fluen ce of the s ta rs View — ing the cons tella tion. a mid hi storic scenes Cass iopeia seen fro m ’ — Clytemnestra s tomb The celestia l pagea nt fro mMount Etna — — The sta rs ann ounce the seas ons Atmos pheric influence on — t he a ppea rance of the s ta rs Indi v idua lity of the stars 4 ta r — — — magn itudes Sta r colors The c ha rmof s ta r gro u pings The — h a rmony of the spheres How scientific astronomy has drifted Page 1 NSTELLATIONS ON TH E MERI DI AN I N JAN U ARY — 0! the meridian The dou ble revol u tion of the hea ven s — ~ ~ cha rioteer Ca pella a n d its his tory Ca melopa r — — — the Bu ll Aldeba ran The Hyades The Pleia ' of and su er a u the e ad es— n p stition bo t Pl i O on . — — se Rigel The Belt a rs — Le the are—Its c n s icuous st m. H o p — — — Its origin A wonderfu l red sta r Columha the I I I STELLATIONS ON TH E M ER IDIAN I N F EBRUARY — — the Grea ter Dog Sirius Why ca lled the Dog Star V C O N T E N T S m c n e panion Monoceros Can i s Minor Pro yo G ini , h z i ac t w ns the u h c n s e a n t e C T i . fo rt o t ll tio of od as or h sa i s s a Pollux Their his tory Why ca lled t e lor t rs Lyn x CONSTELLATIONS ON TH E MERIDI AN IN MARCH — the c s e a n the z d ac Th e M a n an ce the a b, fi C r, Cr fth on t ll tio of o i — m er Przese e n c en nce g , or p A i t i port a . ’ — lileo s discovery Plan eta ry conj un cti — on e of the largest of the con stella tions Su perstition s con ce Page CONSTELLATI ONS ON TH E MERI DIAN I N A PRI L Leo the L n s the z aca set— The , io , ixth of odi l figu re of the — The fa mous star Regu lus This constell a tion — — sen e as a n Leo n U a a the t d lio Mi or rs M jor , — The celebra ted figure of the Grea t D ipper I Th — — e n ames of its seven sta rs Miza r an d Al cor Sextan a e the Cu Cr t r, p CONSTELLATIONS ON THE MERI D IAN IN M AY us h — , t e w the e e c Corv Cro Virgo , s v nth onst ella tion of the l ed — The eau u ca A m u — b tif l Spi ine of myths The field of the ul& — m — ' a e en ces Th Co B r i e legen d of a q ueen s ha ir — s a s an es Ven a tici the - t r C , Hunting D ogs The Caroli CONSTELLATIONS ON THE MERI DIAN I N j UNE L a th , e a ance e in h — ibr B l , ighth t e zodiaca l circle A green s ta o es h , t e ea c ns e a — Bo t gr t o t ll tion of the north Arctu rus an d V I C O N T E N T S — — grea t fa me Corona Borea lis Bea utiful formof the constella n— The ea the w — U s a the a c s e a tio P rl of Cro n r Minor . pol r on t ll —The s a a i — D ac the ea d a the t tion t r Pol r s r o . gr t r gon of nor h s me h —R a a aco t e e a e a the e Alph Dr ni . for rly pol st r l tion of Gr t — Pyramid to this sta r His tory of Gamma Draconis Page 8 7 CONSTELLATI ONS ON THE M ERI DI AN I N JULY ‘ 5 c i zod aca c s e a — o s cuou fi u e the S orp o , ninth i l on t ll tion C n pi s g r of — — scorpion The grea t red s ta r Anta res Its wonderful green coma — uchus an ts— ercu es he c s e a d Se en t p nion Ophi rp H l . on t ll — tion towards which the ea rth is tra velling Mys tic significa nce of this cons tella tion in ancient times Page t o: CO NSTELLATI ONS ON TH E MERI D I AN IN AUGUST the c e e c s el a the z d ac— ea u Ar h r . t nth on t l tion of o i B ty — of the Milky Wa y in Sagitta d us Scu tu mSobies kii and its sta r c u s— u la the Ea e—The s a a — The cu i u lo d Aq i , gl t r Alt ir r o s Chi nese legen d of the Spinning Da msel a n d the M agpie Bridge a a — a the a Or heus 4 in ular s en the S gitt Lyr . H rp of p g pl dor of — sta r Vega When it will be the pole star again Page i n: NSTELLATIONS ON TH E ME RI D IA N IN SE PTEM BER a e e en the z d aca circ e—The a e Go t , l v th of o i l l G t of the s— De in us the — The ta ble God lph . Dolphin of Arion — — ’ Eq uuleus Vulpecu la Lo rd Rosse s wonderful Dumb-bell ebu a —C u the wa —The e s — ea u N l ygn s, S n North rn Cro s B ty of Page i n ELLATIONS ON TH E MERID IA N I N OCTOBER — the last in the zodiaca l circle Piscis s — The s a ma au — e asus Fi h t r Fo lh t P g , V i i C O N T E N T S — ua e l e a us Le en da the Wi nged Horse The Grea t Sq r of P g g of s — — — e eus the Kin The R a the Winged Horse Lacerta C ph , g oy l a e 1 Family of the sky P g 30 CONSTELLATIONS ON TH E MERI DIAN I N NOVEM B ER — h s es ea e the z d a c The ee wic the Pisces , t e Fi h , l d r of o i Gr n h of — — m n un c n s in sce eda the con sky Planetary co j tio Pi s Andro , — ma u a - stellation of roman ce The grea t Andro ed neb l 4 tory of — me a a nd her escue e eus ass e a the uee An dro d r r , P rs C iop i , Q n “ ’ — h Ke — c Bra he s s a T e W , or y Ty ho t r CONSTELLATIONS ON TH E MERIDIAN I N DECEM BE R es the Ra mea e the z aca s ns— ui the Ari , , l d r of odi l ig Antiq ty of ns a n — a n um— h c e u e seu s t e c ue th o t ll tio Tri g l P r , onq ror of e Gor — — on The o n s a c The n ew s a t m— g G rgo t r Al or t r of o Cetus , — the Whale The won derful va ria ble Mira THE SOUTHERN CONSTELLATI ONS — — — Argo Navis The grea t star Can opus The Sou th Pole The — u e n ss en a u us - a en a u the So th r Cro C t r Alph C t ri . neares t sta r - Ara the a — The — — , Alt r Triangle Grus an d Tou ca n The Pha r nix - Th — — e Sou thern Eridanus The star Acherna r The Magel~ lanic clouds X V THE MI LKY WAY nc en eas th — A i t id of e Milky Wa y The pa th wa y of th e gods an d — s i ri s The s — p ha e The lk Wa fi u e a s a of — t tory of P ton Mi y y g r d e u se the l — riv r Co r of Mi ky Wa y throu gh the sky Grea t sta rs a w h — th t follo t e Milky Wa y The Milky Way viii C O N T E N T S TH E ZODI ACA L LI G HT — ts a ppea rance a nd the sea sons when bes t seen Traced a cross — ' — ' the wh le sky Du Cha illu s desc ri p i umb ld s descrip —o t on H o t tion Scien tific theories of the Zodiaca l Light Page 1 8: X V I I TH E PLA N ETS — — How they differ in a ppea rance froms ta rs Their motions F ive a n — only lmown .