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Identifier: astronomywithout00colb (find matches)
Title: Astronomy without a telescope:
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Colbert, E(lias) (from old catalog)
Subjects: Astronomy Stars
Publisher: Chicago, G. & C. W. Sherwood
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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agnitude. The stars marked 8, 6 and z, in the upper lefthand corner of the map, South of the first fold ofDraco, belong to Cygnus. The Solstitial Colure,coincident with the 18 hour Circle, is represented asa curved line on the map. R passes near Grumiumand Etanin, in the head of Draco (Sec. 44), Westof Vega, through the heads of Cerberus, touchesNo. 72 Ophiuci, cuts the head of Taurus Ponia-towski, and intersects the Ecliptic in the first pointof Y3, West 1;° from /x Sagittarii (Sec. 108).The star No. 72 Ophiuci, in the Southeast cornerof the map, lies in the Milky Way, which runsEast of Cerberus and Lyra, from the left shoulderof Ophiucus. Define and explain (the figures refer to the 122. Map No. XI.; projection ; connections. 123. Bootes ; Arcturus; isosceles triangle ; Muphrid ; Alkaturgos ;Izar ; Nekkar. 124. Corona Borealis ; Alphecca. 125. Hercules; Ras Algethi; Etanin to Unukulhay ; Eastern arm;Cerberus. 126. Lyra; Vega; Sheliak; Sulaphat; Cygnus; Solstitial Colure; Milky Way.
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MAP NO. XII. 127. This map represents a portion of theheavens extending from the parallel of the WinterSolstice — 23^° of South Declination — to a fewdegrees past the South Pole; the perpendicularline is the circle of 8 hours of Right Ascension.The map includes the Southern portion of CanisMajor, in common with Map No. V., the whole ofthe constellation Argo, and contiguous stars, manyof which have been previously noted. 128. Argo — The ship in which Jason and hiscompanions are said to have sailed in quest of thegolden fleece of Aries. This constellation coversa large portion of the heavens lying Southeast ofCanis Major, but the greater number of its starsare always below the horizon of the NorthernStates. It contains 64 discernible stars, two ofwhich —p and c-, both of the third magnitude — inthe beak of the prow, are shown on Map No. V.Tureis — p— is 21° Southeast from Sirius, and 25°Southwest from Alphard; ? is 4° West from p.South 37° from Sirius, 21° Southeast

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