Astronomical Recreations: Or, Sketches of the Relative Position and Mythological History of the Constellations ... Illustrated by a Series of Coloured PlatesA. Finley, 1871 - 117 pages |
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Page viii
... fable , all accounts which can now be given of the origin of the zodiacal signs must necessarily be more vague and uncertain than they probably would otherwise have been . -14 they never could have seen the stars in the south viii PREFACE .
... fable , all accounts which can now be given of the origin of the zodiacal signs must necessarily be more vague and uncertain than they probably would otherwise have been . -14 they never could have seen the stars in the south viii PREFACE .
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... fable of Hercules killing the Nemean lion . In the Egyptian calendar we find that Leo Major , which is contiguous to this and often em- braces some of its stars , is composed of two Lions and the head of a third . Leo Minor is , however ...
... fable of Hercules killing the Nemean lion . In the Egyptian calendar we find that Leo Major , which is contiguous to this and often em- braces some of its stars , is composed of two Lions and the head of a third . Leo Minor is , however ...
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... fable of Phaton . The goat which Auriga holds on his arm , according to some mythologists , is Amalthea , that supported Jupi- ter in his infancy , and which , as a reward for her kindness , he placed here in the heavens . Much doubt ...
... fable of Phaton . The goat which Auriga holds on his arm , according to some mythologists , is Amalthea , that supported Jupi- ter in his infancy , and which , as a reward for her kindness , he placed here in the heavens . Much doubt ...
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... fable , Perseus is the son of Danaæ . His grandfather , Acrisius , being informed by the Oracle that he should be killed by his grandchild , caused Perseus , as soon as he was born , to be thrown into the sea . The infant was , however ...
... fable , Perseus is the son of Danaæ . His grandfather , Acrisius , being informed by the Oracle that he should be killed by his grandchild , caused Perseus , as soon as he was born , to be thrown into the sea . The infant was , however ...
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... the Great Bear , the Hunting Dogs , the Hair of Berenice , Mount Menalus , the Serpent of Ophiuchus , the Northern Crown , and Hercules . History . According to some Grecian fables , Bootes is 50 ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SIXTH PLATE .
... the Great Bear , the Hunting Dogs , the Hair of Berenice , Mount Menalus , the Serpent of Ophiuchus , the Northern Crown , and Hercules . History . According to some Grecian fables , Bootes is 50 ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SIXTH PLATE .
Common terms and phrases
&c.-This constellation &c.-This sign Aldebaran Algenib ancient Andromeda animal annular spot Antares Antinous appears Aquarius Aquila Arcturus Argo Navis Aries asterism astronomers Auriga Bootes bounded called Cancer Canis Minor Capella Capricornus Cassiopeia Castor Cepheus Cetus constellation Cygnus Delphinus Delta Dendera Dolphin Draco drawing a line earth ecliptic Ecliptica Egyptian Epsilon Equuleus Eridanus fable foot found by drawing fourth magnitude Gemini girdle Greeks Halo head heavens Hebrew zodiac Hercules HEVEL History Honores Frederici Hydra Iota Jupiter Kappa Leo Minor Libra line drawn Lion luminous Lynx Lyra Markab Milky Monoceros Moon nebulous northern observed Ophiuchus Orion Pegasus Perseus Pisces Piscis placed Plate Pleiades Pole star Pollux Position principal stars quadrilateral figure Regulus remarkable represented Sagittarius Scheat Scorpio second magnitude Sextans Sirius small stars southern Spica supposed tail Taurus telescope Theta third magnitude three stars triangle Ursa Major Ursa Minor Virgo Zeta zodiacs of Dendera
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Page 77 - Dan shall be a serpent by the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse heels, So that his rider shall fall backward.
Page 59 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Page xi - So sung The glorious train ascending : He through heaven, That open'd wide her blazing portals, led To God's eternal house direct the way, A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars...
Page 82 - I was called up," says Mr. Ellicott, " about 3 o'clock in the morning, to see the shooting stars, as they are called. The phenomenon was grand and awful. The whole heavens appeared as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun, after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared as numerous as the stars, flew in all possible directions except from the earth...
Page 47 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 82 - I was called up about three o'clock in the morning, to see the shooting stars, as they are called. The phenomenon was grand and awful. The whole heavens appeared as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared as numerous as the stars, flew in all possible directions, except from the earth, towards which they all inclined more or less ; and some of them descended perpendicularly over the vessel...