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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
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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outline ofthe figure ; £ forms the southern corner of a simi-lar square of stars, but smaller than those in thebody. The head of Cassiopeia, containing £, ofthe 4th magnitude, and the body, are in the MilkyWay, the course of which is shown on the map. 42. Ursa Minor— The Lesser Bear. The PoleStar, Alruccabah, is situated at the extremity ofthe handle of another dipper-shaped group, rathersmaller, and composed of smaller stars, than thatin Ursa Major (Sec. 36). The two stars, /?, of the3rd magnitude, and £ of the 4th, forming the topof the dipper, lie nearly in a straight line betweenAlkaid and Chaph. The handle forms the tail ofUrsa Minor, and the basin gives the position of thebody; Kochab — /?— the nearest to the great dip-per, is in the shoulder, and with y, of the 3rd mag-nitude, in the breast, 3° south east of /?, forms thefront end of the little dipper; they are pointers to7), of the 3rd magnitude in Draco ; d, of the 3rdmagnitude, is about 4° south of a, and between
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CIRCUMPOLAR STARS. 15 them are two contiguous stars of the 5th magni-tude. The constellation contains 24 discerniblestars. 43. Cephetjs — Mythologically the king of Ethi-opia, and husband of Cassiopeia, is represented onthe globe, in regal state, with crown and sceptre.The constellation lies northeast of Cassiopeia, thefeet near the pole, and contains 35 discernible stars,of which only six are prominent. A line fromSchedir—a Cassiopeia—through Chaph, produced20° further to the northeast,) will nearly pass throughtwo stars, 4° asunder, the nearest of which is Alder-amin — a — a white star of the 3rd magnitude, inthe left shoulder of Cepheus; 8° north of a isAlphirk — /? — a white star of the 3rd magnitude,and these two form, with d in the head, of the 4thmagnitude, and another of the 4th in the rightshoulder, a diamond square of stars, of about 8°on each side. Er Rai— y— a yellow star of the3rd magnitude, in the knee, lies nearer the pole,and nearly on the colure,

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