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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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arius; and between theseand Markab, 7° from the latter, in line withAlpheratz, is Horaan-C-of the 3rd magnitude.North 19° from C, and 5° West from ft is Matar_r/_of the 3rd magnitude; 6° from jj, and 5°from /? is m, and near it is A, both of the 4th mag-nitude, in the breast; * and t, both of the 4thmagnitude, in the legs, form, with ,, a nearly equi-lateral triangle of S° on each side; *, of the 4thmagnitude, is 5° West from i. 120. Eqttuleus. The Little Horse. The twostars of the 4th magnitude, 5° apart, and 8° to theWest from Enif, forming with it a triangle, be-long to Equuleus—a constellation containing 10discernible stars; the head only is shown on theglobe, in front of the head of Pegasus.° 121. The star marked £, 20° West from Matar,also Gienah and Albireo-the two large starsin the upper margin of the map — are in Cygnus.The course of the Milky Way is shown in theupper right corner. The Eastern stream includesAquila (Sec. 114), and runs Northeast towardsCygnus.
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MAP NO. XI. 122. This map is projected with the Equinoc-tial as a base line, instead of the Ecliptic. It rep-resents that portion of the heavens situated be-tween Draco and Ophiucus et Serpens. The per-pendicular through the center of the map is a por-tion of the 16 hour circle of Right Ascension; itis on the meridian 2 hours before the head ofDraco (Sec. 44), and 16 hours after, or 8 hoursbefore, the Vernal Equinox. The map contains thehandle of the Dipper and head of Draco, in com-mon with Map No. I., Cor Caroli and the lowerpart of Bootes, in common with Map No. VII.,and the heads of Ophiucus and Serpens, in com-mon with Map No. VIII. 123. Bootes. The Bear Driver. This con-stellation is represented on the globe as a manholding in his hand a leash, directing two dogs —Asterion and Chara— which are hunting the Bearsround the Pole. It contains 54 discernible stars.The principal star is Arcturus — a — a reddishyellow star of the 1st magnitude, situated (Sec. 90)33° Northeast f

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