β--Beta
γ--Gamma
δ--Delta
ε--Epsilon
ζ--Zeta
η--Eta
θ--Theta
ι--Iota
κ--Kappa
λ--Lambda
μ--Mu
ν--Nu
ξ--Xi
ο--Omicron
π--Pi
ρ--Rho
σ--Sigma
τ--Tau
υ--Upsilon
φ--Phi
χ--Chi
ψ--Psi
ω--Omega
[Illustration: CHART V--THE FIRST SIX HOURS FROM THE VERNAL EQUINOX]
[Illustration: CHART VI--FROM VI H. TO XII H. FROM THE VERNAL EQUINOX]
[Illustration: CHART VII--FROM XII H. TO XVIII H. FROM THE VERNAL
EQUINOX]
[Illustration: CHART VIII--FROM XVIII H. TO XXIV H. FROM THE VERNAL
EQUINOX]
[Illustration: CHART IX--POLAR CONSTELLATIONS FROM VI H. TO XVIII H.]
[Illustration: CHART X--POLAR CONSTELLATIONS FROM XVIII H. TO VI H.]
PRONUNCIATION OF STAR AND CONSTELLATION NAMES
Achernar (ä-ké̃r-när)
Albireo (ăl-bí̄-rē-ō)
Alcyone (ăl-sí̄-ŏ-nē)
Aldebaran (ăl-dé̆b-ȧr-ăn)
Algenib (ăl-ḡén-ib)
Algenubi (ắl-ḡen-ú̄-bǐ)
Algieba (ăl-jé̄-bȧ)
Algol (ăl-gol)
Algorab (ắl-go-rá̈b)
Alioth (ắl-ĭ-ŏth)
Alkalurops (ắl-kā-lú̄-rŏps)
Alnilam (ắl-nĭ-lá̈m)
Alnitah (ăl-nĭ-tá̈h)
Almaack (ắl-mā-ắck)
Alphacca (ăl-fắk-kȧ)
Alphard (ăl-fá̈rd)
Alpheratz (ăl-fé̄-rătz)
Alrischa (ăl-rĭ-sh́ȧ)
Alrucaba (ăl-rũ-cá̈-bȧ)
Altair (ăl-tá̄r or ăl-ẗá̈-ǐr)
Aludra (á̈-lũ-dr̈á̈)
Andromeda (ăn-dŕŏm-ē-dȧ)
Antares (ǎn-tá̄-rēz)
Antinous (ăn-tí̆n-ŏ̄-ŭs)
Aquarius (ȧ-kẃā-rĭ-ŭs)
Aquila (ắk-wĭ-lȧ)
Arcturus (ärk-t́ũ-rŭs)
Argo Navis (ār-gō ńā-vǐs)
Aries (á̄-rēz or á̄-rǐ-ēs)
Auriga (äw-rí̄-ḡȧ)
Baten Kaitos (bá̈-tĕn kí̄tŏs)
Bellatrix (bĕl-lá̄-trĭx)
Benetnasch (bē-né̆t-născh)
Betelgeuse (bé̆t-ĕl-ḡooz or bé̆t-ĕl-gēz)
Boötes (bb̄-ó̄-tēz)
Camelopardalis (căm-ĕĺ-ō-pă´r-dā-lĭs)
Canes Venatici (cá̄-nēz vĕn-á̆t-ĭ̆-sī)
Canis Major (cá̄-nĭs má̄jor)
Canis Minor (cá̄-nĭs míṅor)
Canopus (cȧn-ó̄-pus)
Capella (cā-pé̆l-lȧ)
Caph (kāff)
Capricornus (cá̆p-rī-kór-nus)
Cassiopeia (cá̆s-sĭ-ō-pé̄-yȧ)
Centaurus (cĕn-táw-rus)
Cepheus (śē-fē-us or śē-fũs)
Cetus (śē-tŭs)
Coma Berenices (có̄mā bēr-ĕ-ní̄-sēs)
Corona Borealis (có̄-ró̄-nȧ bō-rē-á̄-lis)
Corvus (côŕ-vus)
Crater (crá̄-ter)
Cygnus (sĭǵ̄-nus)
Delphinus (del-fí̄-nus)
Deneb (dĕń-eb)
Denebola (dē-né̆b-ō-lȧ)
Draco (dŕā-co)
Dubhe (dũb́-hĕ)
Eltanin (ĕĺ-tȧ-nĭn)
Equuleus (ē-kwóo-lē-ŭs)
Eridanus (ē-rĭd́-ā-nus)
Fomalhaut (fó̄-măl-hôt)
Fornax (fôŕ-naks)
Gemini (jé̆m-ĭ-nī)
Giedi (jé̄-dĭ)
Gienah (jé̄-nah)
Gomelza (gō-mé̆l-zȧ)
Hamal (há̆m-al)
Hercules (hé̑r-kũ-lēz)
Hyades (hí̄-ȧ-dēz)
Hydra (hí̄-drȧ)
Lacerta (lȧ-sė̄r-ta)
Leo (lé̄-ō)
Lepus (lé̄-pus)
Libra (lí̄-brȧ)
Lyra (lí̄-rȧ)
Maia (má̄-yȧ)
Marfak (má̇r-făk)
Markab (má̇r-kăb)
Megrez (mé̄-grĕz)
Menkab (mĕn-ká̄b)
Menkalina (mé̆n-kȧ-lĭ-ná̄h)
Merope (mé̃r-ō-pē)
Mesarthim (mē-sār-th́ĭm)
Mintaka (mĭń-tȧ-kȧ)
Mira (mí̄-rȧ)
Mirach (mí̄-rak)
Mizar (mí̄-zȧr)
Monoceros (mō-nŏś-ĕr-ŏs)
Murzim (mú̆r-zĭm)
Ophiuchus (ó̄-fĭ-ú̄-kus)
Orion (ō-rí̄-ŏn)
Pegasus (pĕǵ-ā-sŭs)
Perseus (pé̃r-sē-ŭs or pé̃r-sũs)
Pisces (pĭś-sēz)
Piscis Austrinus (pi̇̆s-sĭs aus-tŕī-nus)
Pleiades (pĺē-ǎd-ēz or plí̄-ǎd-ēz)
Polaris (pō-lȧŕ-ĭs)
Pollux (pó̌l-lux)
Porrima (pó̆r-rĭ-mȧ)
Præsepe (prē-sé̄-pē)
Procyon (prō-sí̄-ǒn)
Ras Algethi (rȧs ǎĺ-gĕ-th́ǐ)
Rastaban (rȧs-tà-bāń)
Regulus (ré̆ḡ-ũ-lǔs)
Rigel (rí̄-ḡĕl or rí̄-jĕl)
Sagitta (sȧ-jí̌t-tȧ)
Sagittarius (sȧ-jǐt-tá̄-rǐ-ǔs)
Scheat (she-ǎt́)
Schedar (shěd́-där)
Scorpio (skór-pǐ-ō)
Scutum Sobieskii (sḱũ-tǔm sō-bǐ-ěś-kǐ-ī)
Serpens (sé̃r-pens)
Sirius (sǐŕ-ǐ-ǔs)
Spica (spí̄-kȧ)
Taurus (tāú-rǔs)
Thuban (thu-bäń)
Triangulum (trī-ǎń-ġũ-lǔm)
Ursa Major (ûŕ-sȧ má̄-jor)
Ursa Minor (ûŕ-sȧ mí̄-nor)
Vega (vé̄-ḡȧ)
Vindemiatrix (vǐn-dé̄-mǐ-á̄-trǐx)
Virgo (vėŕ-go)
Vulpecula (vǔl-pěḱ-ũ-lȧ)
Wesen (wá̄-zĕn)
Zavijava (zȧ-vǐ-já̈-vāh)
Zubenelgenubi (zũ-bé̆n-ěl-jen-ú̄-bǐ)
Zubeneschemali (zũ-bé̌n-ěs-she-ḿȧ-lǐ)
INDEX
“A,” the letter, 108.
Achernar, 107.
Adhara, 100.
Afternoon of the year, 72.
Albireo, 64.
Al Chiba, 33.
Alcor, 41.
Alcyone, 110.
Aldebaran, 107 _et seq._
Alderamin, 91.
Aleph, 108.
Alfirk, 92.
Algedi, 78.
Algenib, 86.
Algieba, 36.
Algol, 86.
Algorab, 33.
Al Hiba, 33.
Alioth, 41.
Allen, R. H., quoted, 41, 57, 64, 70, 78, 101, 102.
Almaack, 82.
Alnilam, 102.
Alnitah, 102.
Alpha Andromedæ, 12, 81.
Aquarii, 77.
Aquilæ, 65.
Arietis, 83.
Aurigæ, 111.
Boötes, 67.
Canis Majoris, 94.
Canis Minoris, 113.
Capricorni, 78.
Cassiopeiæ, 88.
Centauri, 65.
Cephei, 91.
Ceti, 114.
Corvi, 33.
Cygni, 63.
Draconis, 45, 48.
Geminorum, 113.
Herculis, 59.
Hydræ, 35.
Leonis, 35.
Libræ, 70.
Lyræ, 48, 61.
Orionis, 104.
Pegasi, 81.
Piscis Austrinus, 75.
Piscium, 115.
Scorpii, 54.
Serpentis, 57.
Tauri, 107.
Ursæ Majoris, 40.
Ursæ Minoris, 46.
Virginis, 29.
Alphard, 34.
Alpheratz, 12, 81.
Al Rischa, 115.
Altair, 65.
Aludra, 100.
American Ephemeris, 122.
Andromedæ, 12, 81.
Antares, 54.
Antinous, 66.
Aonian Dragon, 34.
Aquarius, 77 _et seq._
Aquila, 65.
Aratus, quoted, 30.
Arctophilax, 68.
Arcturus, 43, 67 _et seq._
Argonautic Expedition, 34.
Aries, 83, 84.
Auriga, 111.
Autumnal Equinox, 71.
Barnard, E. E., quoted, 59.
Beehive, the, 38.
Bell, Dr. Louis, quoted, 90.
Bellatrix, 105.
Belt of Orion, 102, 105.
Beta Andromedæ, 81.
Aquarii, 78.
Arietis, 84.
Aurigæ, 112.
Canis Majoris, 100.
Canis Minoris, 113.
Capricorni, 78.
Cassiopeiæ, 88.
Cephei, 92.
Ceti, 115.
Corvi, 33.
Cygni, 64.
Geminorum, 113.
Leonis, 37.
Libræ, 70.
Lyræ, 63.
Orionis, 104.
Pegasi, 81.
Scorpii, 55.
Tauri, 109.
Ursæ Majoris, 40.
Ursæ Minoris, 46.
Virginis, 32.
Betelgeuse, 104.
Boötes, 43, 69.
Cancer, 38.
Canes Venatici, 42, 69.
Canis Major, 100.
Canis Minor, 113.
Capella, 43, 111.
Caph, 88.
Capricornus, 78.
Carman, Bliss, quoted, 22.
Cassiopeia, 47, 88.
Castor, 113.
Cepheus, 91.
Cetus, 114.
Chair, Cassiopeia’s, 87.
Cheops, pyramid of, 45.
Christianization of sky, 12.
Clerke, Agnes M., quoted, 111.
Coma Berenices, 38.
Constellations, their uses, 12, 13.
Cor Caroli, 42.
Cor Hydræ, 34.
Corona Borealis, 66.
Corvus, 32.
Crater, 33.
Crete, discoveries in, 62.
Cupid’s Arrow, 80.
Cygnus, 63.
61 Cygni, 64.
Dabih, 78.
Dana, R. H., quoted, 77.
Delphinus, 79.
Delta Andromedæ, 81.
Canis Majoris, 100.
Cassiopeiæ, 47, 88.
Corvi, 33.
Orionis, 102.
Sagittarii, 56.
Serpentis, 57.
Ursæ Majoris, 40.
Virginis, 32.
Demon star, 86.
Deneb, 63.
Deneb Kaitos, 115.
Denebola, 37 _et seq._
Dipper in Sagittarius, 56.
Dippers, the, 29.
Discipline in the sky, 9.
Donati’s comet, 69.
Draco, 44 _et seq._
Dream of the universe, 91.
Dubhe, 41.
Durchmusterungs, 12.
Eltanin, 46.
Emerson, R. W., quoted, 22, 53, 61.
Epsilon Canis Majoris, 100.
Boötes, 69.
Lyræ, 63.
Orionis, 102.
Pegasi, 81.
Serpentis, 57.
Ursæ Majoris, 40.
Virginis, 32.
Equator, 13.
Equinoctial colure, 88.
Equinoctial storms, 71.
Equinoxes, 13.
Eridanus, 106.
Esculapius, 57.
Eta Cassiopeiæ, 89.
Canis Majoris, 100.
Eta Tauri, 107.
Expectancy of astronomers, 27.
Feet of Ursa Major, 42.
Field of the nebulæ, 32.
Flammarion, quoted, 108.
Fomalhaut, 75.
Furud, 100.
Galileo, 38.
Gamma Andromedæ, 82.
Aquarii, 78.
Arietis, 84.
Capricorni, 79.
Ceti, 114.
Corvi, 33.
Draconis, 46.
Leonis, 36.
Lyræ, 63.
Orionis, 105.
Pegasi, 80.
Virginis, 32.
Gardens of the sky, 72.
Garnet star, 92.
Gateway of souls, 39.
Gemini, 113.
Gemma, 66.
Gienah, 33.
“God’s Eye,” 108.
Gomeisa, 114.
Great Bear, 40.
Great Dipper, 40.
Great Square of Pegasus, 80.
Great Year, Plato’s, 62.
Greenwich of the sky, 14.
Halley’s comet, 65.
Hamal, 83.
Hathor, temple of, 46.
Hercules, 59.
Hesperus, 123.
Hexagon of Orion, 28.
Hole in the sky, 59.
Horus, 122.
Hyades, 108.
Hydra, 34.
Influence of the stars, 10, 18, 22, 27, 29, 35, 39, 44, 53, 68, 75,
93, 102, 110, 116.
Isis, 97.
Jason, 34.
Job’s Coffin, 79.
Job’s Star, 68.
Jupiter, 121, 123.
Kappa Cassiopeiæ, 90.
Orionis, 105.
Karnak, 46.
Kochab, 49.
Laconian Key, 87.
Lambda Ophiuchi, 57.
Orionis, 105.
Language for celestial marvels, 61.
Learning the stars, ease of, 17;
best season for, 93.
Leo, 35.
Lepus, 107.
Lewis, G. C., quoted, 25, 97.
Libra, 70.
Lockyer, Norman, quoted, 97.
Longfellow, H. W., quoted, 71.
Lucky stars, 77, 78.
Lyra, 61.
Magellan Clouds, R. H. Dana on, 77.
Marfik, 58.
Markab, 81.
Mars, 121, 124.
Mazzaroth, 98.
Medusa, head of, 86.
Megrez, 41.
Menkalina, 112.
Menkar, 114.
Merak, 41.
Mercury, 122.
Meridian, 13.
Mesarthim, 84.
Milky Way, 17, 18, 27, 56, 64, 72.
Mintaka, 102.
Mira, 114.
Mirach, 81.
Mirrors, sky views by, 19.
Mitchel, Gen. O. M., 55.
Mizar, 41, 47.
Morning of the year, 21.
Moses and the Brazen Serpent, 57.
Mukdim-al Kitaf, 31.
Murzim, 100.
Mut, temple of, 46.
Mystery in the sky, 58.
8 M., 56.
Names of stars and travellers, 76.
Nautical Almanac, 122.
Nebulæ, in Andromeda, 82.
in Canes Venatici, 69.
in Lyra, 63.
in Ophiuchus, 58.
in Orion, 103.
in Sagittarius, 56.
in Virgo, 32.
New star of 1901, 90.
Northern Cross, 63.
Northern Crown, 66.
North star, 46, 116.
November meteors, 37.
Nu Scorpii, 55.
Omicron Ceti, 114.
Ophiuchus, 57.
Orion, 101 _et seq._
Orion group of constellations, 40.
Pearl, the, 66.
Pegasus, 80.
Perseus, 85.
Phæd, 41.
Phæton, 84.
Phosphorus, 123.
Pi Orionis, 105.
Pisces, 85, 115.
Piscis Austrinus, 75.
Planets, the, 118;
apparent swallowing by sun, 125.
Plato, quoted, 39.
Pleiades, 109 _et seq._
Pointers, the, 42.
Polaris, 46, 116.
Pole-stars, succession of, 48.
Pollux, 113.
Porrima, 32.
Præsepe, 38.
Precession of equinoxes, 47, 84.
Procyon, 113 _et seq._
Pulcherrima, 69.
Ras Algethi, 59 _et seq._
Ras Alhague, 57.
Reflection, sky seen by, 19;
supposed visibility of Jupiter’s moons by, 124.
Regulus, 35 _et seq._
Revelation of the stars, 10.
Revolution of the pole, 48.
Revolutions of the heavens, 16.
Rho Ophiuchi, 58.
Richter, Jean Paul, quoted, 91.
Rigel, 104.
Right Ascension, 13.
Rising stars, attraction of, 29.
Royal family of sky, 75.
Royal stars, 35.
Ruchbah, 88.
Sadachbia, 78.
Sadalmelik, 77.
Sadalsuud, 78.
Sagitta, 79.
Sagittarius, 56.
St. Paul and the viper, 57.
Saiph, 105.
Saturn, 122, 124.
Scheat, 81.
Schedar, 88.
Scorpio, 55.
Serpens, 57.
Set, 122.
Shakespeare, quoted, 49, 80.
Sheratan, 84.
Shield of Orion, 105.
Sickle, the, 37.
Sigma Tauri, 109.
Sirius, 94 _et seq._
Smyth, Admiral, quoted, 32.
Sobieski’s Shield, 57, 65.
Solstices, 13.
Sophocles, quoted, 67.
Southern Cross, R. H. Dana on, 77.
Southern Fish, 75.
Spica, 29 _et seq._
Star colors, 44, 83, 89, 90.
Star magnitudes, 98.
Streaming of stars, 81, 106.
Struve invents star color, 106.
Summer Solstice, 50.
Sword-hand of Perseus, 86.
Sword of Orion, 103.
Tent, the, 33.
Theta Orionis, 103.
Theta Tauri, 109.
Three Guides, the, 88.
Thuban, 45, 48.
Toorus, 107.
Tropic of Capricorn, 79;
of Cancer, 40.
Tycho’s star, 90.
Ursa Major, 40.
Ursa Minor, 46.
Uru-anna, 101.
Vega, 43, 61 _et seq._
Venus, 120, 123.
Vernal Equinox, 21.
Vindemiatrix, 31.
Virgin, origin of name, 30.
Virgo, 29 _et seq._
Vulpecula et Anser, 80.
“W,” the letter, 87.
Wesen, 100.
Whirlpool nebula, 69.
Whitney, Prof., quoted, 78.
Winter heavens, glories of, 93.
Winter Solstice, 93.
“XM” class of stars, 31, 64, 104.
Xavier de Maistre, quoted, 89.
Year, various beginnings of, 25 _et seq._
Zeta Ursæ Majoris, 40.
Aquarii, 78.
Canis Majoris, 100.
Herculis, 60.
Orionis, 102, 106.
Zodiac, 84.
Zubeneschemali, 70.
Zubenelgenubi, 70.
THE END
Transcriber’s Notes
A few minor errors in punctuation have been fixed.
In the section on pronunciation of star and constellation names,
combining diacritics may display following the letter they modify in
certain fonts.
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